Anagrams of proletarianize
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- patrilinear
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adjective,
patrilineal.
- arterialize
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verb (used with object),
to convert (venous blood) into arterial blood by the action of oxygen in the lungs.
- realization
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noun,
the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc.
- rationalize
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verb (used with object),
to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- proletarian
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- proletarize
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verb (used with object),
to proletarianize.
- Orientalize
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become Asian, especially East Asian.
- interloper
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noun,
a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others:
- penetralia
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plural noun,
the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing.
- irrational
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noun,
Mathematics. irrational number.
- air-to-air
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adverb,
from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
- alipterion
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- reparation
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noun,
the making of amends for wrong or injury done:
- interpolar
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adjective,
connecting or being between poles:
- Praetorian
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noun,
a person having the rank of praetor or ex-praetor.
- partialize
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verb (used with object),
to bias.
- parenteral
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adjective,
taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- Orientalia
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plural noun,
books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
- interlope
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verb (used without object),
to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- platinize
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verb (used with object),
to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
- terpineol
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noun,
any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
- raptorial
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adjective,
preying upon other animals; predatory.
- arteriole
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.
- polianite
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noun,
a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- repletion
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noun,
the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- aeroplane
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noun,
airplane.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- polarizer
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noun,
a person or thing that polarizes.
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Platonize
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verb (used without object),
to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- trilinear
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adjective,
of, relating to, or bounded by three lines.
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- patronize
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verb (used with object),
to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- linearize
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verb (used with object),
to make linear; give linear form to.
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- polarize
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verb (used with object),
to cause polarization in.
- arterio-
-
- penalize
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verb (used with object),
to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- alizarin
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noun,
a solid appearing reddish-orange as crystals and brownish-yellow as powder, C 14 H 8 O 4 , one of the earliest known dyes, formerly obtained in its natural state from madder and now derived from anthraquinone: used chiefly in the synthesis of other dyes.
- perorate
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verb (used without object),
to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- atrazine
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noun,
a white crystalline compound, C 8 H 14 N 5 Cl, used as an herbicide to control weeds, especially in corn crops.
- pair-oar
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noun,
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- riparian
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noun,
Law. a person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- trapezia
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noun,
Geometry.
(in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram.
a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel.
British. trapezoid (def 1a).
- partizan
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noun,
partisan2 .
- triazine
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- triazole
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noun,
any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- portiere
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noun,
a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- Interpol
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noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- pelorize
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verb (used with object),
to affect with peloria.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- arterial
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noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- triplane
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- 11-point
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- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- airliner
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noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Nazarite
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noun,
(among the ancient Hebrews) a person who had taken certain strict religious vows, usually for a limited period.
- prealtar
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adjective,
in front of the altar.
- Latinize
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- platino-
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- notarize
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- pretrial
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noun,
a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- petronel
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noun,
a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- Nazirite
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noun,
Nazarite.
- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Eleazar
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noun,
a son of Aaron and his successor in the priesthood. Num. 20:28.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- trapeze
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noun,
an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- pareira
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noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Arizona
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noun,
a state in SW United States. 113,909 sq. mi. (295,025 sq. km). Capital: Phoenix.
Abbreviation: AZ (for use with zip code), Ariz.
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Azilian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an early Mesolithic culture of southern France and northern Spain.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- prairie
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noun,
an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west.
Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
- preter-
-
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- pretzel
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noun,
a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- palato-
-
- enolize
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verb (used with or without object),
to convert into an enol or enolate.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- palaeo-
-
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- arteri-
-
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- 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).
- reptile
-
noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- elaenia
-
noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Lorentz
-
noun,
Hendrik Antoon [hen-drik ahn-tohn] /ˈhɛn drɪk ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), 1853–1928, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1902.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- prelate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- lionize
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- pileate
-
adjective,
having a pileus.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- ironize
-
verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- relator
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- Pierrot
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- learner
-
noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- zapateo
-
noun,
a Cuban dance in three-quarter time emphasizing staccato stamping footwork.
- poetize
-
verb (used with object),
to express poetically:
- Pianola
-
noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- zairian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Zaire.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- tzarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- entero-
-
- ization
-
- 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.
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- Plantae
-
noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- laparo-
-
- planate
-
adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- rozener
-
noun,
any strong alcoholic beverage.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Pizarro
-
noun,
Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- pizaine
-
noun,
a mail collar of the 14th century, worn with a hauberk.
- tilapia
-
noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Pioneer
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- zeolite
-
noun,
any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- petrol.
-
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- partner
-
noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- realize
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or understand clearly.
- antero-
-
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- patrial
-
noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- partier
-
noun,
partyer.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- apteral
-
adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Realtor
-
- Tripoli
-
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.
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- epilate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- petiole
-
noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- epazote
-
noun,
Mexican tea.
- Perrine
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- peroral
-
adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- perlite
-
noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- Lepanto
-
noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- Pereira
-
noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- Elpenor
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Lozere
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km). Capital: Mende.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Lazear
-
noun,
Jesse William, 1866–1900, U.S. physician and bacteriologist.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Rienzi
-
noun,
Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Lorenz
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1854–1946, Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- retro-
-
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- rezone
-
noun,
an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification:
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- penta-
-
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- Perret
-
noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Peretz
-
noun,
I(saac) L(oeb) or Yitzchok Leibush [yits-khawk ley-boo sh] /ˈyɪts xɔk ˈleɪ bʊʃ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1915, Polish author: writer of plays, poems, and short stories in Yiddish.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- petro-
-
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- polit.
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- patzer
-
noun,
a casual, amateurish chess player.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patri-
-
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plano-
-
- plani-
-
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pleio-
-
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Pierre
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- piezo-
-
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nitro-
-
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Reaper
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prizer
-
noun,
a competitor for a prize.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- panto-
-
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- parrel
-
noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- 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.
- parlor
-
noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- panzer
-
noun,
a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paleon
-
- paleo-
-
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lepto-
-
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- iatro-
-
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Iletin
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- teleo-
-
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- inter.
-
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Ionize
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- teazle
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- teazel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Azrael
-
noun,
(in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at the moment of death.
- Azorin
-
noun,
(José Martínez Ruiz) 1873–1967, Spanish novelist and critic.
- azonal
-
adjective,
not divided into zones.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enter-
-
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Tarzan
-
noun,
the hero of a series of jungle stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- aeron.
-
- Zorana
-
noun,
a female given name.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Zealot
-
noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- zoaria
-
noun,
a collection of distinct, individual zooids that make up a compound or colonial organism.
- zonite
-
noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- zeatin
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- zonate
-
adjective,
marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- zonal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a zone or zones.
- pant-
-
- plan-
-
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- prae-
-
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- pale-
-
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Arnel
-
- pari-
-
- areo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- pleo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Panza
-
noun,
Sancho, Sancho Panza.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariz.
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- plaza
-
noun,
a public square or open space in a city or town.
- para-
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- ation
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- orial
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- zoril
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- plat.
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- tonia
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- topaz
-
noun,
a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- 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.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- 30-30
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- prize
-
noun,
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- 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.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- azlon
-
noun,
any of the class of textile fibers derived from such proteins as casein or zein.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- azole
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- azote
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- alti-
-
- Plzen
-
noun,
a city in Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- plotz
-
verb (used without object),
to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- 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.
- alto-
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- petr-
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- petri
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Zante
-
noun,
a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- pert.
-
- poet.
-
- 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.
- trop-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Zaria
-
noun,
a city in N central Nigeria.
- peta-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- part.
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- aero-
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- aeri-
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- 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.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Penza
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.
- 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.
- pene-
-
- plio-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- 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).
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- ante-
-
- Anzio
-
noun,
a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.
- anti-
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Port.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- ilio-
-
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Lopez
-
noun,
Nancy, born 1957, U.S. golfer.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- teno-
-
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- rept.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- telo-
-
- 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.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- tera-
-
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Tezel
-
noun,
Johann, Tetzel, Johann.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- reni-
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- erron
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Etzel
-
noun,
Attila: represented in the Nibelungenlied as the second husband of Kriemhild after the death of Siegfried.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Lotze
-
noun,
Rudolf Hermann [roo-dolf hur-muh n;; German roo-dawlf her-mahn] /ˈru dɒlf ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈru dɔlf ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1817–81, German philosopher.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lipo-
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lazar
-
noun,
a person infected with a disease, especially leprosy.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ition
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Lanza
-
noun,
Mario (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) 1921–59, U.S. tenor and film actor.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tele-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- intr.
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- ileo-
-
- natl.
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- razee
-
noun,
a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eliz.
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Prot.
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- razor
-
noun,
a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- pron.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- prin
-
- top-
-
- Zeno
-
noun,
Zeno of Citium.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Zara
-
noun,
former name of Zadar.
- 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.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pnea
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Ritz
-
noun,
ostentatious or pretentious display.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- prez
-
noun,
president.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Zola
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1840–1902, French novelist.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- zone
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- Zora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- zori
-
noun,
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Zorn
-
noun,
Anders Leonhard [ahn-duh rs ley-aw-nahrd] /ˈɑn dərs ˈleɪ ɔˌnɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pro-
-
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- 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.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- zero
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Zion
-
noun,
a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ziti
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Zoan
-
noun,
Biblical name of Tanis.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Zoar
-
noun,
the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 19:20–30.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- repr
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- repl
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tri-
-
- tion
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- pot.
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rep.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tRNA
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RIIA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Pol.
-
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tzar
-
noun,
czar.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- rit.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pre-
-
- tron
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 1080
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- ator
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Azan
-
noun,
(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.
- azo-
-
- 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.
- Lozi
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Barotseland, in western Zambia.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lip-
-
- arr.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NOAA
-
- art.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- ile-
-
- itol
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- inae
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- INRI
-
- Ire.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- enl.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Lat.
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- epi-
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- epit
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- lea.
-
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Pan.
-
- Pal.
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ala.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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:
- AARP
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- AAEE
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- PERL
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ant.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ole-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- Anza
-
noun,
Juan Bautista de [hwahn bou-tees-tah th e] /ʰwɑn baʊˈtis tɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1735–88, Spanish frontiersman and army officer, born in Mexico: explored western coast of U.S.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- opia
-
- ANPA
-
- Apr.
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- NTIA
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apo-
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ETR
-
- Aar
-
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- al.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ez.
-
- AIA
-
- zo-
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- AAP
-
- ETO
-
- TIA
-
- at.
-
- ERT
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ap-
-
- AOA
-
- Ar.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ier
-
- ILP
-
- Apl
-
- AAE
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ine
-
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- an.
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- aor
-
- Ia.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- io-
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ERP
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATP
-
- az-
-
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- zee
-
noun,
the letter Z or z.
- eir
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- EEO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- eo-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- zap
-
noun,
force, energy, or drive; zip.
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- trp
-
- TPI
-
- ATA
-
- Ep.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tro
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tra
-
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- TPN
-
- EOE
-
- tr.
-
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- Tpr
-
- ZIP
-
noun,
a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
- ene
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ae.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- en-
-
- AEA
-
- PLA
-
- IOT
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- REA
-
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Pa.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NAA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- LPN
-
- LTA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ltr
-
- Paz
-
noun,
Octavio [ok-tey-vee-oh;; Spanish awk-tah-vyaw] /ɒkˈteɪ viˌoʊ;; Spanish ɔkˈtɑ vyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel prize 1990.
- PRA
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- oz.
-
- NOP
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OAP
-
- 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.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ola
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- NRA
-
- PTO
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ote
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OTA
-
- op.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ot-
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- POR
-
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- La.
-
- PLO
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- pli
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- TAL
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- PIO
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- Lt.
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- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ize
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- POA
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- IRO
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- tea
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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.
- IPA
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- IPO
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- ipr
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- Ir.
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- IRL
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- pl.
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ITA
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ite
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- PLR
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- OPA
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- rte
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- ROA
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- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- lep
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- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- RNA
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- lez
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- rt.
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- RNR
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
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- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- ROP
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- pie
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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:
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RPO
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- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Zn
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- ZI
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AO
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Zl
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TP
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- ZA
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noun,
pizza.
- T1
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TN
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- TL
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- RO
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- le
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- RP
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
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- L2
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- L1
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- ln
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- LR
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- z.
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- NL
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- ol
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- OA
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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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- RN
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IP
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- LZ
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- NZ
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- NP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- NI
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- EI
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
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- Zr
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