Anagrams of providential
Word providential has
1914 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of providential.
- pin-tailed
-
adjective,
having a tapered tail with long, pointed central feathers.
- alipterion
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- derivation
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noun,
the act or fact of deriving or of being derived.
- deliration
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noun,
mental derangement; raving; delirium.
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- deliriant
-
noun,
a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.
- perdition
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noun,
a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
- Davenport
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noun,
a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- plaintive
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adjective,
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful:
- planetoid
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noun,
an asteroid.
- platinoid
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noun,
any of the metals, as palladium or iridium, with which platinum is commonly associated.
- 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.
- polianite
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noun,
a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- provident
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adjective,
having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- deviation
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noun,
the act of deviating.
- privation
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noun,
lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life:
- inviolate
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adjective,
free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
- editorial
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noun,
an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- variolite
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noun,
a rock embedded with varioles; a variolitic rock.
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- Overland
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noun,
a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- palinode
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- pavilion
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noun,
a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
- intrepid
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adjective,
resolutely fearless; dauntless:
- petaloid
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adjective,
having the form or appearance of a petal.
- 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.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- dropline
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noun,
a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- 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.
- 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.
- platino-
-
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- Portland
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noun,
a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- overlaid
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noun,
something laid over something else; covering.
- tripedal
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adjective,
having three feet.
- Leopardi
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noun,
Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- dilative
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adjective,
serving or tending to dilate.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- trinodal
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adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- 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.
- divalent
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adjective,
having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- vilipend
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verb (used with object),
to regard or treat as of little value or account.
- livetrap
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noun,
a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dipteral
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adjective,
dipterous.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- triplane
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- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- dilation
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- triploid
-
noun,
a triploid cell or organism.
- donative
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noun,
a gift or donation.
- 11-point
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- tripodal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- dovetail
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noun,
a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- tolidine
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- drive-in
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noun,
a motion-picture theater, refreshment stand, bank, or other public facility designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- retinoid
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- tailored
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- pterido-
-
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- adoptive
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adjective,
of or involving adoption.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Olivier
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noun,
Laurence (Kerr) [kur;; British kahr,, kair] /kɜr;; British kɑr,, kɛər/ (Show IPA), (Baron Olivier of Brighton) 1907–89, English actor and director.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- 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:
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- notepad
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- deviant
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noun,
a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- 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.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- nitride
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noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- dilator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- violent
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adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- aileron
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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.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- painted
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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.
- paid-in
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adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- violate
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- Elinvar
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- operand
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noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- overlap
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noun,
an act or instance of overlapping.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- ravined
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adjective,
marked or furrowed with ravines.
- ravioli
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noun,
small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.
- deliria
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noun,
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Livonia
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noun,
a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.
- diopter
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- verdant
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adjective,
green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass:
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- invalid
-
noun,
an infirm or sickly person.
- taliped
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- droplet
-
noun,
a little drop.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- tadpole
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noun,
the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
- Tripoli
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- ventro-
-
- ventri-
-
- edition
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noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- 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.
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- ventrad
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adverb,
toward the ventral side; ventrally.
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- trivial
-
adjective,
of very little importance or value; insignificant:
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- leporid
-
noun,
an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- diplont
-
noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- avodire
-
noun,
the hard, light-colored wood of a West African tree, Turraeanthus africana, of the mahogany family, used for making furniture.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- 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.
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- levator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- diviner
-
noun,
a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.
- lepido-
-
- tardive
-
adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- Lepanto
-
noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- rilievo
-
noun,
relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- leopard
-
noun,
a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- riptide
-
noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- olivine
-
noun,
Mineralogy. any of a group of magnesium iron silicates, (Mg,Fe) 2 SiO 4 , occurring in olive-green to gray-green masses as an important constituent of basic igneous rocks.
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- podetia
-
noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- portend
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- petrol.
-
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- pointed
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pivotal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- protend
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- anilide
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noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Andover
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- tiderip
-
noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- provide
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verb (used with object),
to make available; furnish:
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- vitrine
-
noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- pintado
-
noun,
cero (def 1).
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- Vitoria
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
- antero-
-
- 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.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- pronate
-
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.
- prevail
-
verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- vitrain
-
noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- predial
-
adjective,
praedial.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- private
-
noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- Avertin
-
- vitriol
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
- prolate
-
adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- Peridot
-
noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- polder
-
noun,
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- Poland
-
noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- lipoid
-
noun,
a fat or fatlike substance, as lecithin or wax.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- revolt
-
noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- lepto-
-
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- pleio-
-
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plover
-
noun,
any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae.
Compare dotterel (def 1), killdeer, lapwing.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- ptero-
-
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- trivia
-
noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- iatro-
-
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Iletin
-
- Vardon
-
noun,
Harry, 1870–1937, British golfer.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- vario-
-
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- 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.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- privet
-
noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- vendor
-
noun,
a person or agency that sells.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Enovid
-
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- invite
-
noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- laevo-
-
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- polit.
-
- Irvine
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- irido-
-
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- invade
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- intro.
-
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- intra-
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- inter.
-
- valent
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- 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.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- paedo-
-
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- petro-
-
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- paleon
-
- 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.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- 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.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- paleo-
-
- Pernod
-
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- patri-
-
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- Pavior
-
noun,
a person that paves; paver.
- 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.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- 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.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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.
- 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.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- panto-
-
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- 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.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- 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.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- radio-
-
- plani-
-
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- 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.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- plano-
-
- penta-
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- 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.
- plated
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- Tivoli
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, E of Rome: ruins of Roman villas.
Ancient Tibur.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Olivia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Olive.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- 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.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- nitro-
-
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- verdin
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- aeron.
-
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- voider
-
noun,
a person or thing that voids.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- denti-
-
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- driven
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- Divali
-
noun,
Diwali.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- adren-
-
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- adreno
-
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- devoir
-
noun,
an act of civility or respect.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- adeno-
-
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- andro-
-
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- 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.
- Divine
-
noun,
a theologian; scholar in religion.
- dative
-
noun,
the dative case.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- divert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- Darvon
-
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- 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.
- 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.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- virion
-
noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- avidin
-
noun,
a protein, found in the white of egg, that combines with and prevents the action of biotin, thus injuring the animal that consumes it in excess by producing biotin deficiency.
- diplo-
-
- deriv.
-
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- viroid
-
noun,
an infectious agent of plants similar to a virus but consisting of only a short, single strand of RNA without a protein coat.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ventr-
-
- avoir.
-
- advert
-
noun,
advertisement.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- violin
-
noun,
the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- drivel
-
noun,
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- Advent
-
noun,
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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).
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- poet.
-
- vini-
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- oidea
-
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- ante-
-
- Devil
-
noun,
Theology.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- vined
-
adjective,
covered or decorated with vines or representations of vines:
- tonia
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tera-
-
- plio-
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- pleo-
-
- anti-
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- ploid
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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.
- Devon
-
noun,
Devonshire.
- pred.
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- pret.
-
- loved
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- prand
-
- priv.
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- 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.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- peta-
-
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- prae-
-
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- 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.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- dial.
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- teno-
-
- natl.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- alti-
-
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Port.
-
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- 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.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- 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.
- part.
-
- ative
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pated
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pari-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- patr-
-
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- pale-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- 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.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- ation
-
- pant-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- petr-
-
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- petri
-
- avoid
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- peri-
-
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- 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).
- pert.
-
- avdp.
-
- virid
-
adjective,
green or verdant:
- pedo-
-
- pavid
-
adjective,
timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- pavin
-
noun,
pavane.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- pedi-
-
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- PEDir
-
- 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.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- oiled
-
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.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- areo-
-
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plan-
-
- 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.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- 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.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- dent.
-
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- 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.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- dept.
-
- plat.
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Daven
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Arnel
-
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- 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.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- 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.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- vino-
-
- ordn.
-
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- pivot
-
noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- over-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- valid
-
adjective,
sound; just; well-founded:
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- viand
-
noun,
an article of food.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- invt.
-
- Dover
-
noun,
a seaport in E Kent, in SE England: point nearest the coast of France.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Dvina
-
noun,
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- drove
-
noun,
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- intr.
-
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Invar
-
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- irid-
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- aeri-
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Vidal
-
noun,
(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
- reni-
-
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- DOVAP
-
noun,
Electronics. a system for plotting the trajectory of a missile or other rapidly moving long-range object by means of the Doppler effect exhibited by radio waves bounced off the object.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- retd.
-
- ition
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- 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.
- doven
-
verb (used with or without object),
daven.
- Ital.
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- rept.
-
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- ivied
-
adjective,
covered or overgrown with ivy:
- 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-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- advt.
-
- init.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Venda
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- 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.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- endo-
-
- 30-30
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- veni-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- aden-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- ilio-
-
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Indo-
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- ideo-
-
- idio-
-
- idion
-
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- ileo-
-
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- vari-
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- vapor
-
noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- vapid
-
adjective,
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- divan
-
noun,
a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- levo-
-
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- divot
-
noun,
Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vidor
-
noun,
King (Wallis) 1895–1982, U.S. motion-picture director and producer.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- prod.
-
- dipl.
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Prot.
-
- livid
-
adjective,
having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- lived
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Prov.
-
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- lipo-
-
- lipid
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- aero-
-
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- video
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- 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.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- 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.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- alt.
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- 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.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Ald.
-
- aet.
-
- pre-
-
- void
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Pvt.
-
- pnea
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- RONA
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- pil-
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- AInd
-
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- prin
-
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- pro-
-
- ator
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- Vlad
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vladimir.
- prev
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- rpt.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Rida
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- repl
-
- 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.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ano-
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- ant.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Aire
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Rev.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- Pol.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poda
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- 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.
- pot.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- rad.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- apo-
-
- riv.
-
- ter.
-
- art.
-
- RIIA
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- adv.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Apr.
-
- Rep.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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):
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Lev.
-
- Ave.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- 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.
- dol.
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- 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.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- dlr.
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lat.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Pet.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- dir.
-
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- 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.
- lit.
-
- vin-
-
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- LitD
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- div.
-
- 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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- tri-
-
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- evap
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Ind.
-
- Vat.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- idae
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- ile-
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Veno
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- EDTA
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Vend
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Ven.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- var.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- itol
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Ire.
-
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- 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.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- val.
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dove
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- tron
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- tRNA
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- int.
-
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vet.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- intl
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- inv.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- iod-
-
- dpt.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- trid
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- ovi-
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Ovid
-
noun,
(Publius Ovidius Naso) 43 b.c.–a.d. 17? Roman poet.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- 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:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- ole-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- der.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- depr
-
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Ont.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Den.
-
- OPer
-
- dep.
-
- opia
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ord.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- ped.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- avn.
-
- per.
-
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- PERL
-
- 1080
-
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dat.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Pan.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Danl
-
- 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.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- neo-
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Nev.
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- dia-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Dino
-
- Ltd.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- trav
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- NADP
-
- Din.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- 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.
- nav.
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- NTIA
-
- top-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Nov.
-
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- not-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- tlo
-
- VPN
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Tro
-
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- tlr
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TAL
-
- VTO
-
- VIP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TVA
-
- tra
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- 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.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- vo.
-
- VOA
-
- tpd
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- TID
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Ver
-
- tr.
-
- Va.
-
- VDT
-
- TIA
-
- TPI
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- TPN
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- vol
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- trp
-
- VOR
-
- Tpr
-
- VLA
-
- ERP
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ier
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- il-
-
- io-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- 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 = .
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOT
-
- EPA
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- env
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- EPT
-
- id.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ior
-
- IPA
-
- EDT
-
- lep
-
- LDP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Ld.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- IPO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- eir
-
- EDP
-
- 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.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ATP
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- Avi
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- aor
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Ar.
-
- ap-
-
- ad-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- av.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ae.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- DAE
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- eo-
-
- ETD
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DAR
-
- di.
-
- DAV
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DET
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Doi
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- DIL
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- DIP
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noun,
the act of dipping.
- dit
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLO
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- DNA
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- DNR
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- DOE
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noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- VTR
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noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- LPN
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- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- PID
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- 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:
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
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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.
- pl.
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- PDT
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- 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.
- PLA
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- pli
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- PLO
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- PLR
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- POA
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- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ote
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
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- ot-
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- OTA
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- ov-
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- PAD
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noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- Ova
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noun,
plural of ovum.
- Pa.
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- pd.
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- Pr.
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- prn
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- pt.
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- PTO
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POR
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- RLD
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- RNA
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- rnd
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- ROA
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- Rod
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noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROI
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROP
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- RPO
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- RPV
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- rt.
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- rte
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- Tad
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noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ret
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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.
- POV
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PRA
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- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- PTV
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- PVA
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- Rd.
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- Re.
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rat
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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.
- oid
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- RDA
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- REA
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- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Npt
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- op.
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- lv.
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- OED
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- NRA
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- NAD
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nr.
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDE
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- NPR
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- OAP
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- ne-
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- NOP
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NEA
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- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ltr
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OIr
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIt
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- LTA
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- Ola
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- Old
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
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- oil
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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.
- ONR
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- OPA
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- ODT
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- ode
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noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TP
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- VL
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AO
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- RV
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NL
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- RP
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- N.
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- ND
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NI
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- NP
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- t.
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- TD
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- RO
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- VN
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- T1
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- ln
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- TL
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- DP
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- OA
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- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IP
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- EV
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- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- NV
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- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LR
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- ol
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- O.
-
- 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.
- DV
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- dl
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- L2
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- RN
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- L1
-
- RI
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- VR
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- i.
-
- L.
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- DN
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- V.
-
- VD
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- VI
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- VP
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- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- le
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