Anagrams of practicalism
Word practicalism has
1055 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of practicalism.
- accipitral
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adjective,
accipitrine.
- capitalism
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noun,
an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
- prismatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or like a prism.
- racialism
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noun,
racism.
- calc-spar
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noun,
calcite.
- acritical
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adjective,
not critical.
- impartial
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adjective,
not partial or biased; fair; just:
- satirical
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:
- practical
-
adjective,
of or relating to practice or action:
- parasitic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- acclaims
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noun,
acclamation (defs 1, 2).
- Milpitas
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noun,
a town in W California.
- mistrial
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noun,
a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- apiarist
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noun,
a person who keeps an apiary.
- critical
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adjective,
inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- airmails
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- climatic
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adjective,
of or relating to climate.
- palmitic
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adjective,
of or derived from palmitic acid.
- lapactic
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noun,
a lapactic agent; purgative.
- alarmist
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- capitals
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- pastrami
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noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- Patricia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”.
- sciatica
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noun,
pain and tenderness at some points of the sciatic nerve, usually caused by a prolapsed intervertebral disk; sciatic neuralgia.
- 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.
- malpais
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- Palmira
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- amtracs
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- marital
-
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- apicals
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noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- clastic
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adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- calcars
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noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- calpacs
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noun,
a large black cap of sheepskin or other heavy material, worn by Armenians, Turks, etc.
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- capital
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- carpals
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noun,
a carpale.
- cicalas
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noun,
cicada.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- iatrics
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- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- impalas
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- lactams
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- piccata
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adjective,
cooked, served, or sauced with lemon and parsley:
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- spacial
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adjective,
spatial.
- tilapia
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- similar
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adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- Script.
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- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- airmail
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- ramtils
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noun,
Niger seed.
- acclaim
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noun,
acclamation (defs 1, 2).
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- practic
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adjective,
practical.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- Alcaics
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noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- stacc.
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- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- crimps
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- calpac
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noun,
a large black cap of sheepskin or other heavy material, worn by Armenians, Turks, etc.
- critic
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noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- calci-
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- clitic
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noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- impair
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- impala
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- craals
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noun,
kraal.
- capita
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noun,
plural of caput.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Carcas
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noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- capias
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noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- carpal
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noun,
a carpale.
- Tarmac
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- carpic
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- Caspar
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- cicala
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noun,
cicada.
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- malars
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- citric
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adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- clamps
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noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- palais
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noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- palmar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- Palmas
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noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Pamiri
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noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- matri-
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- parica
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noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- Platas
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noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Pascal
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noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- Patras
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noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
-
- plasma
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noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plasm-
-
- picara
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- plasia
-
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- picric
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adjective,
of or derived from picric acid.
- milit.
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- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Sparta
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- pisci-
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- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- lactam
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- lactic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lampas
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noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lascar
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- scrimp
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verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- satrap
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- sacral
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adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- calcar
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noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- Rascal
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Alcaic
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noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- amtrac
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- aaliis
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- alarms
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- plat.
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tamas
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noun,
See under guna.
- Aalst
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noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- acpt.
-
- Talca
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noun,
a city in central Chile.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Pilar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- almas
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noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- SCAMP
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noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Islip
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- istic
-
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Alas.
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Tarim
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noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- tapas
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noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tampa
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noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- imit.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Ital.
-
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Macc.
-
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- acct.
-
- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- pari-
-
- Parca
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noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- paras
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noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Larsa
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- para-
-
- April
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noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Srta.
-
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- palms
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noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- 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.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- sprit
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- alti-
-
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Alta.
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- scat-
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- patr-
-
- lact-
-
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Parl.
-
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- part.
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- plast
-
- sarc-
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carp-
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- AMPAS
-
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- cata-
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- astr.
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- mast-
-
- calc-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- matr-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- masc.
-
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 30-30
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- rcpt.
-
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- ASPCA
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- crim.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- misc.
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prim.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- crit.
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- scil
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Mic.
-
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- MIPS
-
- mis-
-
- amp.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- MSCP
-
- acr-
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- MILR
-
- 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.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mil.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- scr.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pts.
-
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- 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.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- RCMP
-
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- psia
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- PSAT
-
- Saml
-
- prs.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rit.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rpt.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 1080
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pal.
-
- par.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alt.
-
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- sci.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pct.
-
- Amal
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- pam.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Alis
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pil-
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Cal.
-
- 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.
- IATA
-
- art.
-
- Imp.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- ical
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Arm.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- asc-
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- ARIS
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- itis
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- SLIC
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crat
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atic
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- 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.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tri-
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- atm.
-
- cap.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cac-
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- clar
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cml.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cat.
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- ASTM
-
- CCls
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- SMTP
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Lam.
-
- Mac-
-
- acc.
-
- SPCA
-
- SPCC
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- AARP
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- amt.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Mar.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- ACLS
-
- mal-
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 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:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Apr.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- APSA
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lat.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- TCS
-
- Ar.
-
- SLA
-
- RTS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Sp.
-
- AIC
-
- Aar
-
- SAA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sta
-
- TAL
-
- Am.
-
- SCM
-
- rt.
-
- STM
-
- STP
-
- trp
-
- SPR
-
- TSP
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSI
-
- RPM
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- RSA
-
- SMA
-
- AAP
-
- STI
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- STL
-
- Rs.
-
- ap-
-
- St.
-
- tra
-
- SCP
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TCA
-
- Sr.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- spt
-
- ac-
-
- RMC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- AIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- al.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TIA
-
- SAR
-
- AAM
-
- sc.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- TPM
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TPI
-
- tlr
-
- ACP
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TLC
-
- ACS
-
- pm.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- IPS
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- ITC
-
- IPM
-
- IPA
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ICC
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ITA
-
- La.
-
- ial
-
- LCT
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- lpm
-
- LMT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCM
-
- Lt.
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Apl
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- APS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- ltr
-
- ATC
-
- CIM
-
- CIC
-
- CIA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- CCP
-
- CCA
-
- at.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ATA
-
- ATP
-
- ast
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CIP
-
- ASR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ASI
-
- ics
-
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CRC
-
- CLI
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- CMC
-
- CMA
-
- CLR
-
- ASM
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- LTA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ALC
-
- 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.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- ALM
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PCS
-
- pli
-
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- AMC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- CAI
-
- pc.
-
- PLC
-
- PLR
-
- MTS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- RPS
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- RMA
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- PMT
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RCS
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- RCP
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- PST
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interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
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- PSA
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- PRC
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- PRA
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- Pa.
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MTP
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- MAP
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noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ml.
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- MAA
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- MIT
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- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APC
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
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- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
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- MCR
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- MCP
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- MCI
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- Mat
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noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- APA
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noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AMS
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- MSC
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- MLA
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- MRA
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- Mt.
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- MRI
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- MSI
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPA
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- MST
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- MSL
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- MSA
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- MTI
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- MLS
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MLR
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- Mc-
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- MRP
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- MP
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- RI
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- SA
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- SL
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- LR
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- RP
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- LM
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- 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.
- S.
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- CM
-
- SM
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- RC
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- 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.
- TP
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- t.
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- P.
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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.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- ic
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- i.
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- L.
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- TM
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- TC
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- LC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
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- L2
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- IP
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- TL
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
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