Anagrams of presidential
Word presidential has
2327 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of presidential.
- residential
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adjective,
of or relating to residence or to residences:
- Pearlstein
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noun,
Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- reptilians
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noun,
a reptile.
- peridental
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adjective,
periodontal.
- alpestrine
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adjective,
subalpine (def 2).
- pin-tailed
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adjective,
having a tapered tail with long, pointed central feathers.
- pilastered
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adjective,
having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pedantries
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noun,
the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- pedestrian
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noun,
a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- interplead
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verb (used without object),
to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- elaterids
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- dietaries
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noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- pearlites
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- Palestine
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noun,
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- asiderite
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noun,
an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- treenails
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- dipterans
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- president
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- penalties
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noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- disentail
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verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- resilient
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adjective,
springing back; rebounding.
- sideliner
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noun,
a person who is on the sidelines and does not participate in an activity or situation.
- trailside
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noun,
the side or border of a trail.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- seriplane
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noun,
a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- detailers
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- pedlaries
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noun,
peddlery.
- plastered
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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.
- realities
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- datelines
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- deliriant
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noun,
a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.
- depilates
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- Israelite
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noun,
a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- siderite
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noun,
Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO 3 , usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- lenities
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- Disraeli
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noun,
Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ("Dizzy") 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- distrain
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verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- nitrides
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noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- Landseer
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noun,
Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- distrail
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noun,
dissipation trail.
- inspired
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adjective,
aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence:
- sidereal
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adjective,
determined by or from the stars:
- tiderips
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noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- antlered
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adjective,
having antlers.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- pedestal
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noun,
an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
- pederast
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- pretends
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- pineries
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- pleaders
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noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- Delsarte
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noun,
François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sideline
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noun,
a line at the side of something.
- displant
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge.
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- Aristide
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noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- depilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- telerans
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- predates
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- tileries
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- islander
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- deplanes
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verb (used without object),
to disembark from an airplane.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- spandrel
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noun,
Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- tendrils
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noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- depaints
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- prelates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- disinter
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verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- planters
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noun,
a person who plants.
- detailer
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- presidia
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- Pleiades
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- riptides
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noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dipteral
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adjective,
dipterous.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- pileated
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adjective,
crested.
- plenties
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noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- intrepid
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adjective,
resolutely fearless; dauntless:
- delaines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- 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.
- trindles
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- treadles
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- idealist
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noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- spirited
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- adenitis
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noun,
lymphadenitis.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- splinter
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- airspeed
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- 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.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- redlines
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- eternals
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- Pierides
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plural noun,
the Muses.
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- 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.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- triplane
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- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- talipeds
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- tripedal
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adjective,
having three feet.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Serendip
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noun,
Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- tendril
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noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- tenders
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- pentads
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noun,
a period of five years.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- despite
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noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- pileate
-
adjective,
having a pileus.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- 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.
- Perseid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- plastid
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noun,
a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- deliria
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noun,
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- riptide
-
noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- perlite
-
noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- deplane
-
verb (used without object),
to disembark from an airplane.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- dentals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- petards
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- dentils
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- persalt
-
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.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Ireland
-
noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- pensile
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adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- pelters
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- striped
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- delates
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- dispart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- taliped
-
noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- Spieler
-
noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- pedants
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- spindle
-
noun,
a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- pinders
-
noun,
peanut.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- pieties
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- pedlars
-
noun,
peddler.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- Spelter
-
noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- stipend
-
noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- diapirs
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- elapids
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- dirties
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- reptile
-
noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- Penates
-
plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- petrels
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Spender
-
noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- replies
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- replant
-
verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- slender
-
adjective,
having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- preside
-
verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- aldrins
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- pretend
-
adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- presale
-
noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- predial
-
adjective,
praedial.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- predate
-
verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- painted
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Leander
-
noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- prelate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- Learned
-
adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- Lenapes
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- sandpit
-
noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- related
-
adjective,
associated; connected.
- treadle
-
noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- relapse
-
noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- transl.
-
- lindies
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- transp.
-
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- saltire
-
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.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- lipread
-
verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- leaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- paid-in
-
adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- panders
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- darnels
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- palters
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- pandits
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- dealers
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- pandies
-
noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- trindle
-
noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- tiderip
-
noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- slander
-
noun,
defamation; calumny:
- repeals
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Darlene
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- pleader
-
noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- redline
-
noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- dartles
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- Landers
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pleiads
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- tiepins
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- palsied
-
noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- 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.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- splen-
-
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- 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.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- penta-
-
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Lister
-
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.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- lipids
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- staple
-
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.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- selen-
-
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- septi-
-
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Israel
-
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.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- patri-
-
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- lapsed
-
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:
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- pedals
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Iletin
-
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- intra-
-
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- salted
-
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.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- Persia
-
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.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plani-
-
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- 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):
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- alders
-
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- denti-
-
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- tiered
-
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.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- plated
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- distr.
-
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- adren-
-
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tripes
-
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.
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- tapirs
-
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.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Easter
-
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.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reni-
-
- nitr-
-
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- pert.
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sanit
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- 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.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- PEDir
-
- pedi-
-
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- rept.
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- 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.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- retd.
-
- 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:
- peri-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pene-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- petri
-
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- 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.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- 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).
- prae-
-
- prand
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pale-
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pred.
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- pant-
-
- patr-
-
- part.
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pated
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- 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.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- plast
-
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- plat.
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- dist.
-
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- dept.
-
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- tele-
-
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- dipl.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Epis.
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- step-
-
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- 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.
- Epist
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- ster.
-
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- 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.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- treas
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anis-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- treed
-
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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- aden-
-
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- aeri-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darts
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- 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.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Arnel
-
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- 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.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiled
-
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.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- lipid
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 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.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- 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.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- span-
-
- Ital.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- Sept.
-
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- seti-
-
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- 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.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- 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.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- 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.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- 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.
- 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 .
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- IATSE
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- irid-
-
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- 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.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- 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.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- intr.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Rep.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- tRNA
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sepn
-
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sat.
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- trid
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- 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.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TDRS
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Rida
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RIIA
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- rpt.
-
- std.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- 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.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rit.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- repl
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ten.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ter.
-
- 1080
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ind.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- inae
-
- est.
-
- IndE
-
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- esp.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- EDTA
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esd.
-
- 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.
- itis
-
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Ltd.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ant.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- AISI
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANSI
-
- Ald.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ands
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- dlr.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dpt.
-
- Din.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dat.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Den.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ped.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pnea
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- PTSD
-
- pts.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- psid
-
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- NTIA
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peds
-
- 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.
- pede
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- per.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pen.
-
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- pre-
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rad.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- NASD
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NADP
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- NDSL
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DNR
-
- 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.
- DNA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- DLS
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TPN
-
- DPS
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ead
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ean
-
- 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.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- TAL
-
- al.
-
- ad-
-
- ETD
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- Dr.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- REA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DSA
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- DRE
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- DIL
-
- ASR
-
- ase
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ASI
-
- PSE
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- at.
-
- PSA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- DAE
-
- RPS
-
- ARS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tra
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- tlr
-
- Rd.
-
- ard
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- APS
-
- Re.
-
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ed.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Tpr
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- DET
-
- di.
-
- 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:
- PID
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- PRA
-
- TID
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- PLR
-
- DAR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- pli
-
- TIA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- PLA
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- 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.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SLE
-
- NPR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SLA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- NIA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- La.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Ld.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IPA
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- ise
-
- NRA
-
- Isl
-
- nr.
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LDP
-
- ine
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SED
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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).
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- NAD
-
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NEA
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NES
-
- SAR
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDA
-
- SDI
-
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SDR
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- se-
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ISA
-
- Pr.
-
- ERT
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- ESA
-
- RLD
-
- prn
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- rt.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- rte
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ESR
-
- Sr.
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- RTS
-
- EIS
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- EDP
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eir
-
- PDT
-
- STP
-
- Ep.
-
- STL
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- PDL
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- STI
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ene
-
- spt
-
- RSE
-
- ide
-
- SAE
-
- ial
-
- Ps.
-
- ILS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ILP
-
- pt.
-
- Sp.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
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- il-
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- Ia.
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- in.
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- id.
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- SPR
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- sd.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ETR
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- ETS
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- ln
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ee
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- LR
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TD
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- t.
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- NP
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IP
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- T1
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- EI
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- S.
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
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- L2
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- L1
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- SA
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- R.
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- TL
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- TN
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- TP
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- SN
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- i.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
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- RI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
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- SL
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- RN
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- RP
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- DN
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DP
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- dl
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NI
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