Anagrams of praelects
Word praelects has
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- replaces
-
verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- capelets
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- prelates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- percales
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- praelect
-
verb (used without object),
prelect.
- prelects
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- treacles
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- spectral
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adjective,
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- percale
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- 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.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- replace
-
verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- clasper
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- prelect
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpels
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- placers
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- caplets
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- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- parcels
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- capelet
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- electr-
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- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- cerat-
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- 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.
- placer
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- escape
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- elect.
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- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- please
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- peaces
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noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- pestle
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- clepes
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verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elapse
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- asleep
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adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- sapele
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noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- scler-
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- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- tepals
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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.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- caplet
-
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- prae-
-
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Pres.
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- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- scelp
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- resp.
-
- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- plats
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noun,
a plot of ground.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pale-
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- spec.
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- Saree
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noun,
sari.
- sarc-
-
- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Srta.
-
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- lact-
-
- Spree
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noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- lapse
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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:
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- scat-
-
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- splat
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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.
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- spelt
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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.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- speel
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verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recpt
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- 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.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Sept.
-
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pert.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- sect.
-
- peta-
-
- rcpt.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- petr-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- rect.
-
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- pret.
-
- plast
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- plat.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- rept.
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- part.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- 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.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patr-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- tele-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- 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.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- tera-
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- astr.
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carp-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cert.
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- tears
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- 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.
- clase
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- caps.
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Capt.
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- acet-
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- acpt.
-
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- ESPEC
-
- step-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- 30-30
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- treas
-
- ster.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pts.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scr.
-
- PSAT
-
- psec
-
- aet.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- prs.
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- acr-
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- art.
-
- alt.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repl
-
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Apr.
-
- ates
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- rel.
-
- Rep.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- cap.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- rpt.
-
- Cal.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- tel-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- ter.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- cat.
-
- Pal.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- ect-
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- par.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- ctr.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- etc.
-
- Sra.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Ste.
-
- esp.
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- str.
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 1080
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- PERL
-
- pat.
-
- Pers
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- 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.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- per.
-
- clep
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- pct.
-
- Cres
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- crat
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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.
- SPR
-
- tlr
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TLC
-
- TCS
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- trp
-
- SLA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TSE
-
- TSP
-
- St.
-
- TCA
-
- Tpr
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- tra
-
- SLE
-
- STL
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- tr.
-
- TAL
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- 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.
- STP
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- SLP
-
- SCP
-
- SLR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Sta
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- PCS
-
- sc.
-
- CSA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CRT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPL
-
- CPA
-
- CLR
-
- cle
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ERP
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- SAR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ECA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEA
-
- ETS
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- APC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- APS
-
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- Apl
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- ATP
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ETR
-
- Esc
-
- 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.
- PSC
-
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- PLR
-
- PLC
-
- PLA
-
- La.
-
- pl.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- RSE
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- 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.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LST
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lep
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- 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).
- LSC
-
- LCA
-
- LCT
-
- LTA
-
- Pa.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- pc.
-
- Lt.
-
- ltr
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SL
-
- LC
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- S.
-
- A.
-
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.
- RP
-
- TP
-
- SA
-
- TC
-
- TL
-
- R.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- CE
-
- le
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- LR
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- L.
-