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- pearlites
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- triplexes
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noun,
something triple.
- preexist
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verb (used with object),
to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede:
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- patrixes
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noun,
a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- prelates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- expiates
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verb (used with object),
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
- perlites
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- 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.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- 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.).
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- expiate
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verb (used with object),
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- experts
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noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- expires
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verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- 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.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- 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.
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Triplex
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noun,
something triple.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- prexies
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noun,
a president, especially of a college or university.
- sextile
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noun,
Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- latexes
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noun,
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- 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.):
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- exalts
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verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- pixels
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noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- pretax
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adjective, adverb,
prior to the payment of taxes:
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- 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.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- 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.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- 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.
- praxis
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noun,
practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- praxes
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noun,
practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- exerts
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verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- patrix
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noun,
a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- patri-
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- larees
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noun,
lari.
- 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.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Lastex
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- 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.
- ixtles
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noun,
istle.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- 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.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- exiles
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noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- 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.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- expels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- expert
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noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- expire
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verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- exsert
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adjective,
thrust out; exserted.
- extra-
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- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- 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.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- ilexes
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noun,
holm oak.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- pestle
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- 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.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- extras
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noun,
something extra or additional:
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- 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.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- ALEXIS
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noun,
a male or female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper.”.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- 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.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- septi-
-
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- 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.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- apexes
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noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- 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.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- 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.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- asleep
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adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- patr-
-
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- sprit
-
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.
- Sleep
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- 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.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- sixte
-
noun,
the sixth of eight defensive positions.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- seti-
-
- sexi-
-
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Silex
-
noun,
flint; silica.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- 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.
- 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.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- part.
-
- Sept.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pale-
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- prae-
-
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plat.
-
- relax
-
verb (used with object),
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
- plast
-
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Srta.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- presa
-
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.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pixes
-
noun,
pyx.
- peri-
-
- peta-
-
- Spear
-
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.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- pert.
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- PIXEL
-
noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- rept.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- petri
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- rexes
-
noun,
king.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- 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.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tera-
-
- axels
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- tears
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- alti-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- exptl
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- axile
-
adjective,
in or of an axis.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- axils
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- LASER
-
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.
- ixtle
-
noun,
istle.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- taxes
-
noun,
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tele-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- astr.
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- TELEX
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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 .
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Ital.
-
- exeat
-
noun,
permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
- 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.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- 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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- exert
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- exalt
-
verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- exits
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- aeri-
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Lexis
-
noun,
the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
- expel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Xeres
-
noun,
former name of Jerez.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- treas
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- 30-30
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- latex
-
noun,
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Exile
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Epist
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- Epis.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- IATSE
-
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Texas
-
noun,
a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- exist
-
verb (used without object),
to have actual being; be:
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- taxis
-
noun,
arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- repl
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- lip-
-
- Rep.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ates
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- axle
-
noun,
Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Axis
-
noun,
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- axil
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- axes
-
noun,
plural of axis1 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Axel
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- trix
-
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Saxe
-
noun,
Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- Sax.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alex
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- sex-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Xipe
-
noun,
the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- sext
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Aire
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- aer-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- aet.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sat.
-
- Alis
-
- art.
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ARIS
-
- tri-
-
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- apex
-
noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Ste.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Pers
-
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- tax-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- 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.
- Lat.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lit.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lex.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- 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:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- str.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- par.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- PERL
-
- Pet.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Sra.
-
- plex
-
- 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.
- pre-
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- epit
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- exa-
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psia
-
- ELAS
-
- PSAT
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- prs.
-
- epi-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elix
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Tex.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 1080
-
- pil-
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ext.
-
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tel-
-
- exr.
-
- ile-
-
- expt
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- exp.
-
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- exes
-
noun,
the letter X, x.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- STP
-
- TIA
-
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- TSI
-
- SPR
-
- TSP
-
- 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.
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Six
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- STL
-
- Sta
-
- TSE
-
- SLR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tra
-
- TAL
-
- tr.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- SLE
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- SLP
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- tlr
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- St.
-
- STI
-
- SLA
-
- trp
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Ex.
-
- ipr
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- IPA
-
- IPS
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- La.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LAX
-
adjective,
not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ite
-
- Ir.
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- lep
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- apx
-
- APS
-
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ase
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- EPT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- 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).
- ax.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lt.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- RPS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REA
-
- rax
-
verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- 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:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- PRA
-
- PLR
-
- pli
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- 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.
- SAR
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- 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).
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- PLA
-
- Xt.
-
- pl.
-
- LSI
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- pt.
-
- ltr
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PAX
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pix
-
noun,
pyx.
- IP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- SA
-
- t.
-
- TX
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Xe
-
- AI
-
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.
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- T1
-
- 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.
- XL
-
- XP
-
- xr
-
- SL
-
- RX
-
- S.
-
- TP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TL
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- lx
-
- i.
-
- PX
-
plural,
post exchange.
- RP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L.
-
- LR
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.