Anagrams of proportional
Word proportional has
556 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of proportional.
- proportion
-
noun,
comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- apportion
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:
- prolation
-
noun,
the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- portolano
-
noun,
a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
- appointor
-
noun,
a person who exercises a power of appointment of property.
- 11-point
-
- Pliotron
-
noun,
any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
- optional
-
adjective,
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
- poltroon
-
noun,
a wretched coward; craven.
- oratorio
-
noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- pronator
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- platino-
-
- tropaion
-
noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- Tarnopol
-
noun,
Ternopol.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- paniolo
-
noun,
a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- rapport
-
noun,
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation:
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- pai-loo
-
noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- platoon
-
noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- propria
-
noun,
a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- 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.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- 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.
- 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.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- iatro-
-
- patri-
-
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- laptop
-
noun,
a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.
Compare tablet (def 6).
- propr.
-
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- plano-
-
- riprap
-
noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- parlor
-
noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- troppo
-
adverb,
too much; excessively.
- tropo-
-
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- plani-
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- panto-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- nitro-
-
- 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.
- polit.
-
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- proto-
-
- poplar
-
noun,
any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- poplin
-
noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- 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.
- plat.
-
- pron.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- plio-
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- noto-
-
- Prot.
-
- prop.
-
- Port.
-
- Poopo
-
noun,
a lake in SW Bolivia, in the Andes. 60 miles (95 km) long; 12,000 feet (3660 meters) above sea level.
- 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.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- natl.
-
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- 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.
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- onto-
-
- 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.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- lipo-
-
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- topo-
-
- pari-
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Parl.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- tono-
-
- tonia
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- trop-
-
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- 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.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- anti-
-
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- pant-
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- ation
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- patr-
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orial
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- 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.
- Iran.
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- opto-
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Ital.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- intr.
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- part.
-
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- Orlon
-
- 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.
- 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.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pil-
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- Pan.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- par.
-
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- 1080
-
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tion
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- rpt.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- top-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- RONA
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- PPLO
-
- pot.
-
- 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.
- pop-
-
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- prin
-
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pro-
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Pal.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ator
-
- NTIA
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- itol
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- Lat.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lin.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- art.
-
- Ont.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- opp.
-
- apo-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- oto-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- ant.
-
- appl
-
- ano-
-
- oro-
-
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 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.
- opia
-
- app.
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Apr.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arr.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- appt
-
- tra
-
- ap-
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- al.
-
- ROP
-
- IRL
-
- Lt.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- La.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- RNR
-
- an.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IRO
-
- Ar.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ROI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tro
-
- ROA
-
- IPO
-
- TPN
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ial
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- Ia.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ATP
-
- tlo
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- tlr
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- at.
-
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- IPA
-
- TPI
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- RPO
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- rt.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- 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 = .
- TAL
-
- aor
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PTP
-
- 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.
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- OIr
-
- 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.
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAO
-
- Ola
-
- op.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- pli
-
- NPR
-
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- NOP
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIO
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pp.
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Pa.
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- POA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PPI
-
- ppl
-
- ppr
-
- PPT
-
- NIA
-
- PRA
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LON
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- prp
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- trp
-
- ltr
-
- LPN
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- POR
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- LTA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-
- NP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L.
-
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- t.
-
- AO
-
- RI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- NL
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- L1
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- L2
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RO
-
- TL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- RP
-
- TN
-
- O.
-
- IP
-
- LR
-
- i.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- TP
-
- R.
-
- T1
-
- ol
-