Anagrams of potentials
Word potentials has
1 exact anagrams and 1191 other words
that can be made by using the letters of potentials.
- seal-point
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noun,
a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- tin-plate
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noun,
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
- slant-top
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adjective,
(especially of a desk) having a slant front.
- potential
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noun,
possibility; potentiality:
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- platino-
-
- paletots
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noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- talipots
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noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- 11-point
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- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- pottles
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noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- lattens
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- spleno-
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- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Stilton
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- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- steato-
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- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- spittle
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noun,
saliva; spit.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- teapots
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- talipot
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noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- paletot
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noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- tonlets
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- litotes
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noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- talents
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- altoist
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- panels
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noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- polit.
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- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Lottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- paleon
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- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- paleo-
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- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- lepto-
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- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- spinel
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noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- septi-
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- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- steno-
-
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- pottle
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splen-
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- penta-
-
- Platte
-
noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pleio-
-
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- plani-
-
- aniso-
-
- plano-
-
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- pattle
-
noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- sito-
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Sino-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- seti-
-
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Sept.
-
- natl.
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- naso-
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- pant-
-
- sanit
-
- pleo-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- plio-
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- poet.
-
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pale-
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- plat.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- plast
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plan-
-
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- teno-
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- inst.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- insp.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- ileo-
-
- IATSE
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- tonia
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- 30-30
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- atto-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ation
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- insol
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- step-
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Ital.
-
- span-
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Soni
-
- Sol.
-
- soln
-
- tion
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Tit.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sepn
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Pol.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- pos.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pot.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ste.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- pnea
-
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Sat.
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 1080
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enl.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- eso-
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- attn
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- ile-
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lani
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- inae
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- itol
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lin.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- aet.
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Ont.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ant.
-
- ole-
-
- ANSI
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ano-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ates
-
- apo-
-
- NTIA
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- EPA
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- il-
-
- ASN
-
- TIA
-
- an.
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- in.
-
- al.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- TSP
-
- STP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ATP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TPN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TPI
-
- at.
-
- ine
-
- ap-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ase
-
- TAL
-
- ast
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- IAS
-
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- en-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Apl
-
- ean
-
- ae.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- IPO
-
- ial
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ia.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ETS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- APS
-
- ETO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tlo
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- IPA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- IPS
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- PTT
-
- OIt
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- op.
-
- NSA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Npt
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Ola
-
- PSE
-
- NEA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLO
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pli
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pt.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PTO
-
- Ps.
-
- PSA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TTS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ne-
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- spt
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- STI
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- STL
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLP
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- LTA
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- SLA
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- Lot
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noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLE
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- LON
-
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L.
-
- NI
-
- TT
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NP
-
- t.
-
- IP
-
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TP
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- N.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ol
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ln
-
- SL
-
- TL
-
- SA
-
- TN
-
- S.
-
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- L1
-
- O.
-
- i.
-
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L2
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.