Anagrams of probabilities
Word probabilities has
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that can be made by using the letters of probabilities.
- polarities
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noun,
Physics.
the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery.
the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- laborites
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- abilities
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noun,
power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.
- portables
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noun,
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart:
- saprolite
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noun,
soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- probities
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noun,
integrity and uprightness; honesty.
- Tiberias
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noun,
Lake. Galilee, Sea of.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- parboils
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- partible
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adjective,
capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- bloaters
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- bilobate
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into two lobes.
- storable
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noun,
Usually, storables. articles that are storable.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- epiblast
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noun,
the primordial outer layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the ectoderm and containing cells capable of becoming the mesoderm and endoderm.
- probable
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adjective,
likely to occur or prove true:
- pitiable
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable:
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- belabors
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verb (used with object),
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary:
- polities
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noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- bibelots
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noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- potables
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noun,
Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
- pisolite
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noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- portable
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noun,
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart:
- orbitals
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- trilbies
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noun,
a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
- orbitale
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noun,
Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- bobtails
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noun,
a short or docked tail.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- 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.
- Libertas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- sibilate
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- biserial
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adjective,
of or relating to the correlation between two sets of measurements, one set of which is limited to one of two values.
- bistable
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adjective,
(of an electric or electronic circuit) having two stable states.
- strobila
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noun,
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.
Compare scolex.
- probates
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noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- tripolis
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- aristo-
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- triable
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- stabler
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- belabor
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verb (used with object),
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary:
- probits
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noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- potable
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noun,
Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
- probate
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noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- stabile
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- riblets
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- petrol.
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- barbels
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noun,
a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
- orbital
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- risible
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adjective,
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- sorbate
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noun,
a sorbed substance.
- borstal
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noun,
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Bastrop
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- borates
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- rabbets
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noun,
a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Trebbia
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noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing N into the Po at Piacenza: Romans defeated by Hannibal near here 218 b.c. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- astrol.
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- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- rebatos
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noun,
rabato.
- Astilbe
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noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- bolster
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noun,
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Bristol
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noun,
a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- bristle
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noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- rabbles
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noun,
a disorderly crowd; mob.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- bestial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- Tbilisi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Tripoli
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- saprobe
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noun,
saprophyte.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- lobbers
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noun,
clabber.
- lobbies
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noun,
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- lobster
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noun,
any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- bloater
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- bilboes
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noun,
a finely tempered sword.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- labrets
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- 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.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- tabbies
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noun,
a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
- Siberia
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noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- blasto-
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- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- libbers
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noun,
an advocate, follower, or member of a social-reform liberation movement:
- Liberia
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Latrobe
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noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- slabber
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
slobber.
- Abitibi
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noun,
a lake in E Ontario and W Quebec, Canada. 369 sq. mi. (956 sq. km).
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Bleriot
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- blister
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noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- bilbies
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noun,
rabbit-eared bandicoot.
- slobber
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noun,
saliva or liquid dribbling from the mouth; slaver.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- oblates
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- bibelot
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noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- boaters
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Iobates
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noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- boatels
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- stearo-
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- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- biblio-
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- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- Biblist
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noun,
a person who regards the Bible as the only rule of faith.
- albites
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- barbets
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noun,
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- bobtail
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noun,
a short or docked tail.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- boaster
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noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- bleats
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noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- botels
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noun,
boatel.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pleio-
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- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- petro-
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- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- bolita
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noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- pities
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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:
- boarts
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noun,
bort.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- boatel
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- boater
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Boreas
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- boites
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bloats
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- piloti
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noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pibals
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- lepto-
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- tobira
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noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Strabo
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noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Olbers
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noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- tarso-
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- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- libber
-
noun,
an advocate, follower, or member of a social-reform liberation movement:
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- 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.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- 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.
- 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.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Lobber
-
noun,
clabber.
- labio-
-
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Ibibio
-
noun,
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.
- iatro-
-
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- earbob
-
noun,
an earring or eardrop.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- 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.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patri-
-
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- bribes
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- 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.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- 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.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- oribis
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- 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.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paleo-
-
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- tibias
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- spiro-
-
- ptero-
-
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Bailie
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- rabbet
-
noun,
a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
- rabbis
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- rabbit
-
noun,
any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
- rabble
-
noun,
a disorderly crowd; mob.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- barit.
-
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- 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.
- probes
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- probit
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Barbie
-
noun,
Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
- barbet
-
noun,
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
- barbes
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- barbel
-
noun,
a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
- babies
-
noun,
an infant or very young child.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- sapro-
-
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tribo-
-
- Robbia
-
noun,
Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- astro-
-
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- rebops
-
noun,
bop1 .
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
-
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- septi-
-
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- serbo-
-
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- 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.
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Bilbao
-
noun,
a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- bebops
-
noun,
bop1 .
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- absorb
-
verb (used with object),
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Presb.
-
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- OPers
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- orial
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- sito-
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- seti-
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sero-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- ster.
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- lipo-
-
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- OBrit
-
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- obiit
-
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- 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.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sebi-
-
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- oribi
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- Pres.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- 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.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- 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.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Prot.
-
- peta-
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- petr-
-
- prob.
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prae-
-
- pert.
-
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- plast
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- poet.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- 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.
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- pleo-
-
- plio-
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Port.
-
- 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.
- post-
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- rebab
-
noun,
a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- pale-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- 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).
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- pari-
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- resp.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- oste-
-
- rept.
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Srta.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- Parl.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Rabbi
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- patr-
-
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- 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.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- 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.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- astr.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- BSRet
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- treas
-
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brale
-
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- bribe
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- babis
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Baber
-
noun,
(Zahir ed-Din Mohammed) 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Babel
-
noun,
Isaak Emmanuilovich [ahy-zuh k;; Russian ee-sahk yi-muh-noo-yee-luh-vyich] /ˈaɪ zək;; Russian iˈsɑk yɪ mə nuˈyi lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1941, Russian author.
- Brit.
-
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tera-
-
- 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.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- telo-
-
- estab
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- IATSE
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- areo-
-
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- blabs
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- blebs
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- bebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Bibl.
-
- Bible
-
noun,
the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- biol.
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Balbo
-
noun,
Italo [ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
- barbs
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- Bart.
-
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- baro-
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Barbe
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Balt.
-
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- 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.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, 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:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Abbot
-
noun,
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Abbie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Abigail.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- abbes
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- 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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Ital.
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- aero-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aeri-
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- abstr
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- trop-
-
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- ileo-
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- alto-
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- 30-30
-
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- ilio-
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- bar.
-
- Barb
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- aer-
-
- abs-
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Sat.
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- SATB
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pos.
-
- bal.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- aet.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- psia
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Abbe
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- PSAT
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- pre-
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- ABBR
-
- 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.
- pro-
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- pts.
-
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- bbls
-
plural,
barrel.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- pot.
-
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- 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.
- SBLI
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- ABLS
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- 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.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Sol.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- art.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rpt.
-
- tri-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- TRIB
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- apo-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- rit.
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RIIA
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- alt.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Alb.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- AISI
-
- Babe
-
noun,
a baby or child.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Babs
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Aire
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- RIBA
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Alis
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Sab.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ates
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- OPer
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Ste.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ire.
-
- obb.
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- obs.
-
- ible
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ter.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Sra.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- eso-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- tel-
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- est.
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- esp.
-
- 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.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lit.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lib.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- LitB
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- str.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- iso-
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Lab.
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobs
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- itol
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- itis
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Pet.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- BPOE
-
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- blab
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Pers
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- PERL
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- BLit
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- tab.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bot.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- 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.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- bleb
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- bor.
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- 1080
-
- per.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- btl.
-
- 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.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- 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.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- top-
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- ebbs
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ELAS
-
- Bib.
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- par.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- BSRT
-
- pat.
-
- BSBA
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- BSEP
-
- Pol.
-
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- BSAE
-
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- 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.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- brob
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped spike for securing an end of a timber butting against the side of another.
- BSIE
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- BSIR
-
- bio-
-
- BSPT
-
- BSPE
-
- BSPA
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- BSOT
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- BSIT
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Tro
-
- TSE
-
- SLA
-
- TSP
-
- trp
-
- TSI
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLE
-
- Sta
-
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- TBO
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- tra
-
- St.
-
- Tbi
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- SPR
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- tlo
-
- STB
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- STP
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STL
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tlr
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- STI
-
- TBA
-
- SRB
-
- OTB
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESL
-
- Ep.
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- EPA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- IAS
-
- ea.
-
- BSP
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ebb
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- EBS
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ial
-
- ib.
-
- BSE
-
- La.
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ISA
-
- 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)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- 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.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IRS
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- BSO
-
- BSA
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- 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.
- APB
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ARS
-
- asb
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- aor
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- at.
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Abp
-
- abt
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ast
-
- ATB
-
- BSL
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- BLA
-
- ble
-
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- BPA
-
- BIE
-
- BPE
-
- BPI
-
- BPS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BRE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ATP
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- bp.
-
- Br.
-
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- bi-
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BBA
-
- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BEP
-
- LBO
-
- Lt.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- POB
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- 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.
- PIO
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PBS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PLR
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- 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.
- PLA
-
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RBI
-
- Pr.
-
- SBE
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- se-
-
- So.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- REA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROI
-
- rte
-
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- Ps.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- OIt
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- obl
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- OSB
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- ob.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- OPA
-
- OSP
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Pa.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Les
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- L2
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L1
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- SL
-
- AO
-
- T1
-
- TB
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- t.
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- Eb
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- LR
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- ol
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PB
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- EI
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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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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- TL
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RP
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- OA
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- BO
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- IP
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TP
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- B-
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- RO
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- O.
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- BB
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noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.