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- pastorals
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- pastoral
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- prosomas
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noun,
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- amphoras
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noun,
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- ramparts
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noun,
Fortification.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
- asphalts
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noun,
any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- provosts
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noun,
a person appointed to superintend or preside.
- thalasso
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- parasols
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- taprooms
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noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- stramash
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noun,
an uproar; disturbance.
- omphalos
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noun,
the navel; umbilicus.
- samovars
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noun,
a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- shampoos
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noun,
the act of shampooing.
- alastors
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- marplots
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- marshals
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noun,
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
Compare field marshal.
- morphol
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- tarsals
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- parasol
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- marplot
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- parrots
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- astrol.
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- Marshal
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noun,
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
Compare field marshal.
- asthmas
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noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- asphalt
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noun,
any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- 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.
- ashrams
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noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- matrass
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noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- ashlars
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noun,
Masonry.
a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.
such stones collectively.
masonry made of them.
- pathol.
-
- arthro-
-
- torpors
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noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- raptors
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- smaltos
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noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- rampart
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noun,
Fortification.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
- photom.
-
- phrasal
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or of the nature of a phrase or phrases:
- plasmas
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noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- Masorah
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noun,
a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of pronunciation and grammar.
- amphora
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noun,
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- paramos
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noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- Palomar
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- morpho-
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- sholoms
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noun,
a male given name.
- morphos
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noun,
any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.
- sororal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterly.
- mortals
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noun,
a human being.
- mortars
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- shastra
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noun,
any of the sacred books of Hinduism.
- Sharras
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noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- somato-
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- shampoo
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noun,
the act of shampooing.
- satraps
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- laparo-
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- Saratov
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noun,
a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sapotas
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noun,
sapote.
- samovar
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noun,
a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- taproom
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noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- malthas
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noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- oompahs
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noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- salvors
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noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- hooplas
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noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- saloops
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noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- smooths
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noun,
act of smoothing:
- tropho-
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- Orthros
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noun,
Greek Orthodox Church. the morning office, corresponding to matins.
- hartals
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noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- harmost
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noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- Ostrava
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noun,
a city in N Moravia, in the NE Czech Republic.
- palato-
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- plasmo-
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- rostral
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adjective,
of or relating to a rostrum.
- potassa
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noun,
potash.
- postals
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- volosts
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noun,
(formerly) a small administrative peasant division in Russia.
- Alastor
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- prostas
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noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- varooms
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noun, verb,
vroom.
- provost
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noun,
a person appointed to superintend or preside.
- amatols
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- Poltava
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noun,
a city in E Ukraine, SW of Kharkov: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.
- prosoma
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noun,
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- Hassam
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noun,
(Frederick) Childe [chahyld] /tʃaɪld/ (Show IPA), 1859–1935, U.S. painter and etcher.
- orlops
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noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- morphs
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noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- shoats
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noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- ortho-
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- strops
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- MSPhar
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- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- lovats
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noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- storms
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noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- saloop
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noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- orator
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noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- Pothos
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noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- Vassar
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noun,
Matthew, 1792–1868, U.S. merchant, philanthropist, and supporter of education for women; born in England: founder of Vassar College.
- mortar
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- Stoops
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noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Storrs
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noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- rotors
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noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Vapors
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noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- hamals
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noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- Paloma
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noun,
a female given name.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Palmas
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noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- splosh
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
splash.
- somat-
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- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- roasts
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noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- morass
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noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- sooths
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noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- Morava
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noun,
German March. a river in central Europe, flowing S from NE Czech Republic, along part of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Slovakia and Austria, into the Danube W of Bratislava. 240 miles (385 km) long.
- roosts
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noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- hartal
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noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- Rostov
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noun,
a seaport in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Don River, near the Sea of Azov.
- rostra
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noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- haplo-
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- masto-
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- Sholom
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noun,
a male given name.
- almahs
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noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- harass
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verb (used with object),
to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- harlot
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noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- Sophar
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noun,
Zophar.
- sopors
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noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- morph-
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- salpas
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noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- stools
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noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- amoral
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adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- sports
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Sharps
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noun,
a single-shot, lever-action breechloader rifle patented in the U.S. in 1848 and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1850s.
- sapors
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapota
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noun,
sapote.
- lavash
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noun,
a large, leavened flatbread from Armenia.
- lahars
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noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- varoom
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noun, verb,
vroom.
- sapro-
-
- lampas
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noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- Sharas
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noun,
Sharra.
- potass
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noun,
potash.
- sporo-
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- spoors
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noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- Potash
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- larvas
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- splats
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noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spools
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- savors
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- Shalom
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interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- shamas
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noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- Sharra
-
noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- proto-
-
- oomphs
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noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- hoopla
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noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- alarms
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- moshav
-
noun,
a cooperative community in Israel made up of small farm units.
- stomps
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- salvor
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noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- salvos
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- horol.
-
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Shasta
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4315 meters).
- oompah
-
noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- vassal
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noun,
(in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Omahas
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- staphs
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- palmar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- ashlar
-
noun,
Masonry.
a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.
such stones collectively.
masonry made of them.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- sloops
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noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- ashram
-
noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- smalts
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- photo-
-
- slavo-
-
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- smolts
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- pastas
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- smooth
-
noun,
act of smoothing:
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- asthma
-
noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- Martha
-
noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- patho-
-
- pashas
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- V/STOL
-
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Marsha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- promos
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- arthr-
-
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- volost
-
noun,
(formerly) a small administrative peasant division in Russia.
- maltha
-
noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- plasma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- parlor
-
noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- tarso-
-
- alphas
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- sloths
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- tropo-
-
- alohas
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- paramo
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- shoots
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- troph-
-
- plasm-
-
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- ralphs
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- astro-
-
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- Parsva
-
noun,
a semilegendary Tirthankara of the 8th century b.c., said to have been born after a series of pious incarnations in each of which he was killed by an antagonist who had originally been his elder brother: the twenty-third Tirthankara.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- valors
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- vrooms
-
noun,
the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- matr-
-
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- math.
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- MOTOS
-
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moror
-
noun,
maror.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- shpt.
-
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- pros.
-
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- slosh
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- slavs
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- plast
-
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- pass.
-
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- part.
-
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- Provo
-
noun,
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- Parl.
-
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Prov.
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- para-
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- Port.
-
- Pharm
-
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- phot.
-
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- patr-
-
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- path-
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- post-
-
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- poss.
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Sasha
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sandra or Alexandra.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- OSlav
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- osmo-
-
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- opto-
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Orth.
-
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- Prot.
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- prom.
-
- mast-
-
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- holo-
-
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- AMPAS
-
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- trop-
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- hosp.
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- hort.
-
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- homo-
-
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- alto-
-
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- atmo-
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- avast
-
verb (imperative),
(used as a command to stop or cease):
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- asst.
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- topo-
-
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Avram
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abram.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Hamal
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halo-
-
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- halas
-
noun,
George Stanley, 1895–1983, U.S. football coach and team owner.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- AAPSS
-
- vaso-
-
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Varro
-
noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- Srta.
-
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Alas.
-
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- vroom
-
noun,
the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- 30-30
-
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- volts
-
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.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- vols.
-
- Volos
-
noun,
a seaport in E Thessaly, in E Greece: ancient ruins.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- vasts
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- mahal
-
noun,
a palace or mansion.
See also Taj Mahal.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- vamps
-
noun,
the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Alta.
-
- spor-
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Alpha
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- lm-hr
-
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Lhasa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- almah
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- vapor
-
noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- VSOP
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PSAT
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- prs.
-
- val.
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- pts.
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vas-
-
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Pvt.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- var.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- trav
-
- Vat.
-
- vamp
-
noun,
the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Sat.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Saml
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SMSA
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- shr.
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- top-
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 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.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Rom.
-
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Sam.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- str.
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rpt.
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- 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.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- SMTP
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- MOpt
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- hal-
-
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- arr.
-
- 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.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- art.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- ASSR
-
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- MSTS
-
- MSPH
-
- MSHA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Hos.
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lam.
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- mal-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HMAS
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hol-
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- pro-
-
- hom-
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- phr.
-
- Amal
-
- AARP
-
- ovo-
-
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AMLS
-
- OTOH
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- oto-
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Phar
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- PLSS
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pal.
-
- amt.
-
- Ala.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- 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.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- AHSA
-
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- par.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Apr.
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- aph-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- APSA
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pos.
-
- pot.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- apo-
-
- Arm.
-
- Pol.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- oro-
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- SVR
-
- SVS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Vt.
-
- Hts
-
- STV
-
- La.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSM
-
- VTO
-
- AHL
-
- hrs
-
- VHS
-
- al.
-
- VOR
-
- Ar.
-
- VRM
-
- av.
-
- vol
-
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- VLA
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- ap-
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- STM
-
- Am.
-
- STL
-
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- STP
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- VSS
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- ALM
-
- ASR
-
- Tro
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- TMO
-
- TMV
-
- TRH
-
- ast
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ss.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Apl
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ThM
-
- tr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- tph
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- tra
-
- APS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ATA
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSS
-
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TSP
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TAL
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSH
-
- aor
-
- ATV
-
- AOA
-
- ATP
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- a-v
-
- HSM
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AMS
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- HMS
-
- trp
-
- hr.
-
- SSA
-
- LSS
-
- Lt.
-
- RSV
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPV
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- Orv
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OTA
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OSA
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- SAR
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SRS
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OPM
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ot-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MVP
-
- PTV
-
- PLA
-
- PLO
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- PLR
-
- PVA
-
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.
- PMT
-
- pl.
-
- POA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PSA
-
- POR
-
- POV
-
- PRA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PHS
-
- OTS
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- ov-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ROP
-
- Pa.
-
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- ROA
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- PHA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PhL
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PhM
-
- op.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- SLR
-
- MAA
-
- SMS
-
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SMA
-
- SLP
-
- MSL
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MHA
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- ml.
-
- LSM
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- SPR
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- lv.
-
- lpm
-
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Mo.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LMT
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- MLA
-
- MST
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- spt
-
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSH
-
- Mt.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- SHA
-
- Sr.
-
- MTh
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- MTV
-
- MPA
-
- MPH
-
- sho
-
- MOR
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- SLA
-
- sht
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- shp
-
- SPS
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- LST
-
- L.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- R.
-
- L1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L2
-
- VM
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- VL
-
- AO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RH
-
- LM
-
- LH
-
- MV
-
- LR
-
- HV
-
- RV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- TP
-
- HP
-
- RP
-
- h.
-
- ol
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- OA
-
- TM
-
- O.
-
- MH
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PH
-
- VP
-
- RO
-
- M.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- HL
-
- VR
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- T1
-
- V.
-
- MP
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- 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.
- SV
-
- TL
-
- t.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.