Anagrams of promycelium
Word promycelium has
673 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of promycelium.
- polymeric
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adjective,
of or relating to a polymer.
- micropyle
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noun,
Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- myrmeco-
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- compiler
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noun,
a person who compiles.
- Emporium
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noun,
a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
- coremium
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- mycelium
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noun,
the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
- complier
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- coupler
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noun,
a person or thing that couples or links together.
- crumple
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noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- crimple
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- polymer
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noun,
a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon.
- crummie
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noun,
a cow with crooked horns.
- pleuro-
-
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- primely
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adverb,
excellently.
- premium
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noun,
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- compile
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- Emmylou
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noun,
a female given name.
- prelim.
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- polemic
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noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- Olympic
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noun,
an Olympian deity.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- comply
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verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- purely
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adverb,
in a pure manner; without admixture.
- corium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- cormel
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- picro-
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- recoup
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- impure
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adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- compel
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verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- couple
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noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- commie
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noun,
communist.
- immure
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- imper.
-
- cummer
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noun,
a godmother.
- policy
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noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- Pommel
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noun,
a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- memoir
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noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- pricey
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adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- Curley
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noun,
James M(ichael) 1874–1958, U.S. politician.
- plummy
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adjective,
containing or resembling plums.
- cupro-
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- crummy
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noun,
Railroads Slang. a caboose.
- pummel
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- pleur-
-
- pleio-
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- croupy
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling croup.
- crimpy
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adjective,
having a crimped form or appearance.
- pileum
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noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- comely
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adjective,
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair:
- Piercy
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noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- pumelo
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noun,
pomelo.
- pumice
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- oilcup
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noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- employ
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noun,
employment; service:
- Copley
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noun,
John Singleton [sing-guh l-tuh n] /ˈsɪŋ gəl tən/ (Show IPA), 1738–1815, U.S. painter.
- rumply
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adjective,
rumpled or tending to rumple:
- Rommel
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noun,
Erwin [ur-win;; German er-veen] /ˈɜr wɪn;; German ˈɛr vin/ (Show IPA), ("the Desert Fox") 1891–1944, German field marshal: commander of the German forces in North Africa in World War II.
- lumper
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noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- myelo-
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- myopic
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adjective,
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
- micro-
-
- Ripley
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noun,
George, 1802–80, U.S. literary critic, author, and social reformer: associated with the founding of Brook Farm.
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- mycol.
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- mopery
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- cerium
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- limmer
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noun,
a woman of loose morals; hussy.
- rumple
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noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- Morley
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noun,
Christopher Darlington, 1890–1957, U.S. writer.
- Lyceum
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noun,
an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
- colure
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- leuco-
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- mulier
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noun,
a woman or wife.
- Muriel
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noun,
a female given name.
- uremic
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adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- Memory
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noun,
the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- umpire
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noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- lumpy
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adjective,
full of lumps:
- plier
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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).
- plyer
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noun,
plier.
- Merci
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interjection,
thank you.
- Icel.
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- plio-
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- ploce
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noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- Plume
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noun,
a feather.
- Euro-
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- myel-
-
- Emily
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- Mercy
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- eury-
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- Emory
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- Poler
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- mero-
-
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- 30-30
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- poilu
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noun,
a French common soldier.
- EPROM
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noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- myco-
-
- poly-
-
- lucre
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- epulo
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- pocul
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- plur.
-
- plumy
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adjective,
having plumes or feathers.
- Meryl
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noun,
a female given name, form of Merle.
- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- OIcel
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- pleo-
-
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- peri-
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- limey
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noun,
a British sailor.
- Percy
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noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- muco-
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- ourie
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adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- mucor
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- mucro
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noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- muley
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noun,
any cow.
- pico-
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- opium
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- leuc-
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- LeRoy
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noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- ocul-
-
- oleum
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noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Morel
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noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- mimeo
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noun,
mimeograph.
- Louie
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noun,
looie.
- pyro-
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- pyric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- pilum
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noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- lemur
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noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- loury
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adjective,
lowery.
- ileum
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noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- loupe
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noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- loper
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- picul
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- impel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- locum
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noun,
locum tenens.
- mopey
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adjective,
languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- imply
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verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- lyric
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noun,
a lyric poem.
- lipo-
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- ileo-
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- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Elroy
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noun,
a male given name.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Comer
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comm.
-
- comp.
-
- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
-
- recip
-
- reply
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- Purim
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noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- coupe
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noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crim.
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- crime
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noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- coypu
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noun,
a large, South American, aquatic rodent, Myocastor (or Myopotamus) coypus, yielding the fur nutria.
- cryo-
-
- Cypro
-
- Uriel
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noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- ulcer
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noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- celom
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noun,
coelom.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- rummy
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noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- cero-
-
- roupy
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adjective,
affected with the disease roup.
- Cyril
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noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- roily
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adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- clomp
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verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- Riley
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noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- clump
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noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- ricey
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- coel-
-
- crimp
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- Comr.
-
- prem.
-
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- proc.
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- prom.
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- cupel
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prim.
-
- ecol.
-
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- pommy
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noun,
a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
- curly
-
adjective,
curling or tending to curl:
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Pu-yi
-
noun,
Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.
- mire
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- roil
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- mome
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noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- RIPE
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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.
- mope
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noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mopy
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adjective,
mopey.
- Pol.
-
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- rime
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Mole
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noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- moly
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- MILR
-
- Rom.
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Urey
-
noun,
Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Mic.
-
- myc-
-
- MICE
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noun,
plural of mouse.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pre-
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- prec
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- 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.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- myo-
-
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- 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.
- 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:
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- per.
-
- RCMP
-
- PERL
-
- Perm
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pyo-
-
- pyr-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- rel.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mrem
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- muc-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- 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.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- OPer
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- pro-
-
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- ole-
-
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 1080
-
- uro-
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- Col.
-
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cor.
-
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coml
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cml.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- Yule
-
noun,
Christmas, or the Christmas season.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Emp.
-
- Ice.
-
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- mem.
-
- Eur.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- ile-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- IMCO
-
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- Imp.
-
- Emmy
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- Ire.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- your
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cule
-
- Cuyp
-
noun,
Aelbert [ahl-buh rt] /ˈɑl bərt/ (Show IPA), 1620–91, Dutch painter.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Com.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- cir.
-
- MCPO
-
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- cyl.
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Lucy
-
noun,
the incomplete skeletal remains of a female hominid found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lip-
-
- clep
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- ery
-
- PRC
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- POR
-
- cl.
-
- eir
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- CEO
-
- io-
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- PLO
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ur-
-
- ECM
-
- ec-
-
- EOM
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- UCR
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- cr.
-
- EMR
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- UPI
-
- UPC
-
- Ep.
-
- up-
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- eu-
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- cp.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- ERP
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PLR
-
- Co.
-
- POC
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ure
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- eo-
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CYO
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- YCL
-
- ROP
-
- CIP
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- cle
-
- CLU
-
- CIM
-
- CLR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CLI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- Clo
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Cym
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- RMC
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- PUC
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRP
-
- CIE
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- CPU
-
- RPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- RPM
-
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ier
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- MOR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- LIM
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- MUP
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- lep
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OCR
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- LCI
-
- OIr
-
- Om.
-
- Yup
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- LOC
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- yum
-
interjection,
yum-yum.
- Mc-
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MCR
-
- MCP
-
- mi.
-
- my-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MCI
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mo.
-
- MM.
-
- Me.
-
- MIE
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- lpm
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ml.
-
- MLR
-
- MME
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LCM
-
- ium
-
- IPO
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- pm.
-
- Pym
-
noun,
John, 1584–1643, English statesman.
- Pr.
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPM
-
- il-
-
- OPM
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- ILO
-
- you
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- ILP
-
- IOU
-
- py-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pc.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- IRL
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- pli
-
- Yeo
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- PLC
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- IRO
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ory
-
- yer
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- IRC
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- UC
-
- CE
-
- U.
-
- yl
-
- CM
-
- ic
-
- RP
-
- M.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RU
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- UL
-
- MP
-
- LR
-
- UI
-
- LM
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- L2
-
- CU
-
- PU
-
- le
-
- YU
-
noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- ol
-
- RI
-
- L1
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RC
-
- R.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- yr
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- IP
-
- ey
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- ly
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ry
-
- O.
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):