Anagrams of public-spirited

Word public-spirited has 1507 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of public-spirited.

11 letter words you can make with public-spirited

lubricities: noun, oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.
duplicities: noun, deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
publicities: noun, extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.

10 letter words you can make with public-spirited

lucidities: noun, the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible:
cupidities: noun, eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice.

9 letter words you can make with public-spirited

tilburies: noun, a light two-wheeled carriage without a top.
tricuspid: noun, Anatomy. a tricuspid part, as a tooth.
ridicules: noun, speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
crudities: noun, the state or quality of being crude.
publicist: noun, a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.
diuretics: noun, a diuretic medicine or agent.
spirituel: adjective, showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
liripipes: noun, a hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
buprestid: noun, any beetle of the family Buprestidae, comprising wood-boring beetles of a metallic luster.

8 letter words you can make with public-spirited

curbside: noun, a side of a pavement or street bordered by a curb.
cripples: noun, Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way:
split-up: noun, a splitting or separating into two or more parts.
spirited: noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
republic: noun, a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
bicuspid: adjective, Also, bicuspidate. having or terminating in two cusps or points, as certain teeth.
crudites: noun, an appetizer consisting of a variety of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or bite-size pieces, and served with a dip.
rebuilds: verb (used with object), to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts:
purities: noun, the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.:
Iturbide: noun, Agustín de [ah-goos-teen de] /ˌɑ gusˈtin dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1783–1824, Mexican soldier and revolutionary: as Agustín I, emperor of Mexico 1822–23.
trilbies: noun, a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
clupeids: noun, any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
Liberius: noun, died a.d. 366, pope 352–366.
surplice: noun, a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
predicts: verb (used with object), to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
tipplers: noun, a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
liripipe: noun, a hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Tiberius: noun, (Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar) 42 b.c.–a.d. 37, Roman emperor 14–37.
builders: noun, a person who builds.
tiderips: noun, a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
ridicule: noun, speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
stripped: noun, a striptease.
cuprites: noun, a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
epipubis: noun, either of a pair of bones in front of the pubis of marsupials.
utricles: noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
driblets: noun, a small portion or part.
piecrust: noun, the crust or shell of a pie.
diuretic: noun, a diuretic medicine or agent.
pictures: noun, a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
silicide: noun, a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.
picrites: noun, a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
disciple: noun, Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
riptides: noun, a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
dispirit: verb (used with object), to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
Dibelius: noun, Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1883–1947, German theologian.
ripplets: noun, a small ripple.

7 letter words you can make with public-spirited

subtile: adjective, subtle.
superl.
rutiles: noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
publics: noun, the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
suicide: noun, the intentional taking of one's own life.
Lepidus: noun, Marcus Aemilius [ee-mil-ee-uh s] /iˈmɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 13 b.c, Roman politician: member of the second triumvirate.
cutlers: noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
silici-
suberic: adjective, of or relating to cork.
subedit: verb (used with or without object), to copyedit.
disturb: verb (used with object), to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
clipped: noun, the act of clipping.
clipper: noun, a person or thing that clips or cuts.
riptide: noun, a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
delicts: noun, Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
eristic: noun, a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
clupeid: noun, any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
builder: noun, a person who builds.
scupper: noun, Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges. Compare freeing port.
depicts: verb (used with object), to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
tippler: noun, a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
duelist: noun, a person who participates in a duel.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
scruple: noun, a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
Script.
Tbilisi: noun, a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
tiderip: noun, a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
dulcets: noun, an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
slip-up: noun, a mistake, blunder, or oversight:
ripples: noun, a small wave or undulation, as on water.
driblet: noun, a small portion or part.
lippers: noun, a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
bustier: noun, a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
strudel: noun, a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked.
disrupt: adjective, broken apart; disrupted.
spicule: noun, a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
risible: adjective, causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
Ileitis: noun, inflammation of the ileum.
dilutes: adjective, reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
cuprite: noun, a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
brucite: noun, a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
relicts: noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
elicits: verb (used with object), to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
splicer: noun, a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
cue-bid: noun, a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.
curdles: Idioms, curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
relucts: verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
curites: noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
icterus: noun, jaundice (def 1).
riblets: noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
epicist: noun, a writer of epic poetry.
culprit: noun, a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
redupl.
cluster: noun, a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
rebuild: verb (used with object), to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts:
dispute: noun, a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
striped: noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
purples: noun, any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
credits: noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
ripplet: noun, a small ripple.
cripple: noun, Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way:
silurid: noun, any of numerous Old World freshwater fishes of the family Siluridae, comprising the catfishes.
spurtle: noun, a stick used to stir porridge.
stipule: noun, one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
stipple: noun, the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
dirties: Idioms, do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
directs: adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
crusted: noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
step-up: noun, an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
slipper: noun, any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc. Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
ductile: adjective, capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
predict: verb (used with object), to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
biscuit: noun, a kind of bread in small, soft cakes, raised with baking powder or soda, or sometimes with yeast; scone.
peptics: noun, a substance promoting digestion.
precuts: adjective, cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
triceps: noun, a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
pitiers: noun, a person who pities.
bridles: noun, part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
utricle: noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
bluster: noun, boisterous noise and violence:
pileups: noun, a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
picrite: noun, a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
blister: noun, a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
triples: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
bristle: noun, one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
bilsted: noun, the liquidambar tree.
tipples: noun, intoxicating liquor.
piculet: noun, any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.
picture: noun, a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:

6 letter words you can make with public-spirited

iridic: adjective, of or containing iridium, especially in the tetravalent state.
irides: noun, a plural of iris.
cubits: noun, an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
educts: noun, something educed; eduction.
iritis: noun, inflammation of the iris of the eye.
reduct: verb (used with object), to reduce.
debris: noun, the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble:
cueist: noun, a billiard player.
tripes: noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
dilute: adjective, reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
triple: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
recti-
spruit: noun, (in southern Africa) a small stream.
bruise: noun, an injury due to bruising; contusion.
cuirie: noun, a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
spruce: noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
rubies: noun, a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
culets: noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
Birdie: noun, a small bird.
sprite: noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
relict: noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
rectus: noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
cruise: noun, the act of cruising.
birles: verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
Crispi: noun, Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
putrid: adjective, in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
rustic: noun, a country person.
rebids: noun, Bridge. a second bid:
biters: noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
Iturbi: noun, José, 1895–1980, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Spain.
pipers: noun, a person who plays on a pipe.
cripes: interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
Piutes: noun, Paiute.
Cripps: noun, Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
Ulster: noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
bistre: noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
bister: noun, bistre.
dipper: noun, a person or thing that dips.
bisect: noun, Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
stipel: noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
rebuts: verb (used with object), to refute by evidence or argument.
crudes: noun, crude oil.
pituri: noun, a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
direct: adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
sipper: noun, a person who sips.
cruets: noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
sippet: noun, a small bit; fragment.
Iseult: noun, Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
Pitris: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
steric: adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
rubied: adjective, having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
cupper: noun, a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
cupels: noun, a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
debits: noun, the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
pistil: noun, the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
spired: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
slicer: noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
slider: noun, a person or thing that slides.
result: noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
spider: noun, any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
peptic: noun, a substance promoting digestion.
pipits: noun, any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
riblet: noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
Euclid: noun, flourished c300 b.c, Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
pisci-
rictus: noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
Perlis: noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
peplus: noun, peplos.
bestir: verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
esprit: noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
depict: verb (used with object), to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
debuts: noun, a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
bestud: verb (used with object), to set with or as if with studs; dot:
erupts: verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
Decius: noun, (Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
eructs: verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
sluice: noun, an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
Delius: noun, Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
delist: verb (used with object), to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
ripped: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
ripple: noun, a small wave or undulation, as on water.
Cutler: noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
Spirit: noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
bipeds: noun, a two-footed animal.
sit-up: noun, an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
cupids: noun, Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
cupped: noun, a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
pleur-
Elbrus: noun, a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
pities: noun, sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
reluct: verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
Peipus: noun, a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
truces: noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
curdle: Idioms, curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
bields: noun, a shelter; refuge.
splice: noun, a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
elicit: verb (used with object), to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
curets: noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
bidets: noun, a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
idlers: noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
curite: noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
pipets: noun, verb (used with object), pipette.
Beirut: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
turbid: adjective, not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured:
pitier: noun, a person who pities.
cursed: noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
Epirus: noun, an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
Curtis: noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
tubers: noun, Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
cusped: adjective, having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
cuspid: noun, (in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
Custer: noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
diseur: noun, a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
uppers: noun, the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
credit: noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
lipper: noun, a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
prudes: noun, a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
Lister: noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
listed: noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
pseud.
driest: noun, a prohibitionist.
dulcet: noun, an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
pierid: noun, Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
luetic: adjective, syphilitic.
Buster: noun, a person who breaks up something:
pileus: noun, Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
bustle: noun, thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
lipped: noun, either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
Scribe: noun, a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
Butler: noun, the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
lipids: noun, any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
teiids: noun, any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
Lieut.
scler-
bitser: noun, a mongrel dog.
trepid: adjective, fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
sutler: noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
set-up: noun, Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
Lidice: noun, a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
Supple: adjective, bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
burled: noun, a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
buries: noun, Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
Public: noun, the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
tildes: noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
Presb.
bruits: noun, Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
brules: noun, (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
pileup: noun, a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
lubric: adjective, lubricous.
tipple: noun, intoxicating liquor.
tipper: noun, a person or thing that tips:
sculp.
tilers: noun, a person who lays tiles.
prices: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
prides: noun, a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
Priest: noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
liters: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
Pripet: noun, a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
Lucite
tie-up: noun, a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
septi-
tidies: noun, any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
septic: adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
lucres: noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
litres: noun, liter.
bridle: noun, part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
builds: noun, the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
Bridie: noun, a female given name, form of Bridget.
drupes: noun, any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
supper: noun, the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
delict: noun, Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
blites: noun, sea blite.
cities: noun, a large or important town.
distr.
lustre: noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
subtle: adjective, thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
rutile: noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
precis: noun, a concise summary.
sublet: noun, a sublease.
silure: plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
precut: adjective, cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
citied: adjective, occupied by a city or cities.
upside: noun, the upper side or part.
cippus: noun, (in classical architecture) a stele.
Citrus: noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
Duster: noun, a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
clites: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
pulpit: noun, a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted.
rustle: noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
stupid: noun, Informal. a stupid person.
Cletus: noun, Anacletus.
trices: noun, a very short time; an instant:
distil: verb (used with or without object), distill.
bluets: noun, Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
uretic: adjective, of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
Diuril
stride: noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
blurts: noun, an abrupt utterance.
Superi: plural noun, (in ancient Rome) the gods.
stripe: noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
biuret: noun, a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
ciders: noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
superb: adjective, admirably fine or excellent; extremely good:
luster: noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
sculpt: verb (used with or without object), Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
super-
duties: noun, something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
dispel: verb (used with object), to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
piculs: noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
suited: noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
letups: noun, cessation; pause; relief.
libers: noun, phloem.
uprise: noun, an act of rising up.
purple: noun, any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.

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scrub: noun, an act or instance of scrubbing.
duels: noun, a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
edict: noun, a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
Erbil: noun, a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
Eridu: noun, an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
peris: noun, one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
Rules: noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
ducts: noun, any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
scelp: noun, a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
duits: noun, doit (def 1).
edits: noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
educ.
Durst: noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
dures: verb (used with or without object), endure.
Dupre: noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
Picus: noun, an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
duple: adjective, having two parts; double; twofold.
dupes: noun, a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
pipet: noun, verb (used with object), pipette.
dulse: noun, a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
pilus: noun, a hair or hairlike structure.
educt: noun, something educed; eduction.
picul: noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
petri
pipes: noun, a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
petr-
Dulce: noun, a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
ruble: noun, a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
scrip: noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
Epis.
Piers: noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
pipit: noun, any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
Piper: noun, a person who plays on a pipe.
duets: noun, a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
Episc
Epist
rubes: noun, an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
luces: noun, plural of lux.
peri-
letup: noun, cessation; pause; relief.
pubis: noun, that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
publ.
licit: adjective, legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
licet
lurid: adjective, gruesome; horrible; revolting:
libri: noun, plural of liber2 .
Liber: noun, phloem.
leuds: noun, a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
leuc-
puces: noun, a dark or brownish purple.
pubic: adjective, of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.
Lepus: noun, the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
pules: verb (used without object), to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
pred.
pulis: noun, one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
lect.
pulps: noun, the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
pulse: noun, the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
pupil: noun, a person, usually young, who is learning under the close supervision of a teacher at school, a private tutor, or the like; student.
puris: noun, poori.
purls: noun, a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
lures: noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
pubes: noun, the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
plier: noun, pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
Pres.
lucid: adjective, easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
lubes: noun, lubricant.
prest: noun, a loan.
pret.
Price: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
Pride: noun, a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
prise: noun, leverage.
prius: noun, a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
lucre: noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
litre: noun, liter.
lites: noun, light2 (def 36).
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
liter: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
prude: noun, a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
ludes: noun, Quaalude.
Prus.
ludic: adjective, playful in an aimless way:
preps: noun, preparatory school.
Lippi: noun, Filippino [fil-uh-pee-noh;; Italian fee-leep-pee-naw] /ˌfɪl əˈpi noʊ;; Italian ˌfi lipˈpi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1457–1504, and his father, Fra Filippo [frah fi-lip-oh;; Italian frah fee-leep-paw] /frɑ fɪˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ fiˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) or Fra Lippo [frah lip-oh;; Italian frah leep-paw] /frɑ ˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ ˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) 1406?–69, Italian painters.
prep.
Lippe: noun, a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
lipid: noun, any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
plur.
Purse: noun, a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Ibert: noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
repps: noun, rep1 .
ictus: noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
rept.
Icel.
Repub
Iblis: noun, an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
resp.
ibid.
retd.
pelts: noun, the act of pelting.
re-up: verb (used with or without object), to reenlist.
etuis: noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
rides: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
piste: noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
Perdu: noun, Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Rieti: noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
erupt: verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
eruct: verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
idler: noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
idles: noun, the state or quality of being idle.
rcpt.
islet: noun, a very small island.
rebid: noun, Bridge. a second bid:
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
plebs: noun, (in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
Piute: noun, Paiute.
rebus: noun, a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
rebut: verb (used with object), to refute by evidence or argument.
istle: noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
istic
recip
Islip: noun, a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
Recit
repic: noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
recpt
rect.
irids: noun, any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
Pitri: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
irid-
Irbid: noun, a town in NW Jordan.
relic: noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
ileus: noun, intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
pedi-
PEDir
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
dipl.
piles: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
crude: noun, crude oil.
Bluet: noun, Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
step-
ster.
blurt: noun, an abrupt utterance.
crust: noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
cruse: noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
stilb: noun, a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
cruet: noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
cruel: adjective, willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
cruds: noun, Slang. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash. venereal disease, especially syphilis. Vulgar. dried semen.
stile: noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
sruti: noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
stipe: noun, Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
Crius: noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
crit.
CRISP: noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
crips: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
tribe: noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
Crile: noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
cried: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
stirp: noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
crest: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
blues: noun, the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
spurt: noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
tirls: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
curet: noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
cutis: noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
cutie: noun, Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
cutes: noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
spirt: noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
curst: noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
curse: noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
burls: noun, a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
curls: noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
bites: noun, an act of biting.
spite: noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
Curie: noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
cures: noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
cubes: noun, a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
tries: noun, plural of try.
curds: noun, Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
curbs: noun, Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
blest: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
Cupid: noun, Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
cupel: noun, a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
sprit: noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
culet: noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
sprue: noun, Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
tried: noun, an attempt or effort:
blite: noun, sea blite.
cubit: noun, an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
duces: noun, a leader or dictator.
crept: noun, an act or instance of creeping:
spilt: noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
tiers: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
supp.
ceils: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Suppe: noun, Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
cedis: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
tiles: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Supt.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
tiled: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
TCPIP
tilde: noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
BSRet
teiid: noun, any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
celts: noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
tides: noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
Butes: noun, phenylbutazone.
build: noun, the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
telic: adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
Tepic: noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
tepid: adjective, moderately warm; lukewarm:
built: noun, the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
burst: noun, an act or instance of bursting.
burse: noun, a pouch or case for some special purpose.
burds: noun, a young lady; maiden.
Tibur: noun, ancient name of Tivoli.
burps: noun, a belch; eructation.
Celt.: abbreviation, Celtic.
cert.
Strep: noun, streptococcus.
suber: noun, cork (def 6).
strip: noun, a striptease.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Brest: noun, a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
Brice: noun, Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
stupe: noun, two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
Bride: noun, a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
tired: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Clite: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
clipt: noun, the act of clipping.
brise: noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
clept: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
Brit.
Cesti: noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
cites: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
brits: noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
Sucre: noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Bruce: noun, Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
bruit: noun, Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
Brule: noun, (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
brute: noun, a nonhuman creature; beast.
tipis: noun, tepee.
suite: noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
cider: noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
Cetus: noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
biter: noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
spile: noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
piled: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
upset: noun, an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
upper: noun, the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
ulcer: noun, Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
dirts: noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
turds: noun, a piece of excrement.
dirls: verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
sipid: adjective, having a pleasing taste or flavor.
Tupis: noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
Siple: noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
Siret: noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
dist.
dilis: noun, a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
sirup: noun, any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
belts: noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
tulip: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
tules: noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
Diels: noun, Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
dict.
dices: Idioms, no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
slept: noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
disc.
dites: noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
slice: noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
drubs: noun, a blow with a stick or the like.
2,4-d: noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
scute: noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
30-30
sebi-
utile: adjective, useful.
sect.
Sept.
Druse: noun, an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
drupe: noun, any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
dript: noun, an act of dripping.
Siepi: noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
dries: noun, a plural of dry.
dribs: noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
Seric
drest: noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
seti-
setup: noun, organization; arrangement.
Sibiu: noun, a city in central Romania.
Ursid: noun, any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
sidle: noun, a sidling movement.
Uriel: noun, one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
bicep: noun, a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
diets: noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Deut.
biped: noun, a two-footed animal.
tuber: noun, Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
bield: noun, a shelter; refuge.
debut: noun, a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
debus: verb (used with or without object), to get out of a bus; alight from a bus.
biers: noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
truce: noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
slurb: noun, a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
slurp: noun, an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
Biles: noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
debit: noun, the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
decl.
Debir: noun, a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
birle: verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
spec.
spect: noun, single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
birls: noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
spelt: noun, one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
birse: noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
tripe: noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
spice: noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
spiel: noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
deci-
Tiber: noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
tubi-
deist: noun, a person who believes in deism.
sluit: noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
dept.
delis: noun, a delicatessen.
tubes: noun, a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
slipt: noun, an act or instance of slipping.
bidet: noun, a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
bides: Idioms, bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
slipe: noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
desc.
bices: noun, either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
deils: noun, devil.

4 letter words you can make with public-spirited

prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
pleb: noun, a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
USRC
tule: noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
prs.
tier: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
pise: noun, rammed earth.
USTC
tide: noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
Utes: noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
TRIB
pled: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
Trip: noun, a journey or voyage:
tuis: noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
tics: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Tues
tude: noun, an arrogant attitude.
tile: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
pipi: noun, an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
pili: noun, a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
urbs: noun, an urban area.
Tupi: noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
trid
tups: noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
turd: noun, a piece of excrement.
prec
pre-
tube: noun, a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
ppd.
plus: noun, a plus quantity.
pipe: noun, a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
Pire: noun, Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
uret
tipi: noun, tepee.
tils: noun, the sesame plant.
uric: adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Uris: noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
pips: noun, one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
used: noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
user: noun, a person or thing that uses.
tri-
urds: noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
scup: noun, a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
ter.
slub: noun, the fibers produced by slubbing.
rpt.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
situ: noun, in situ.
rit.
sld.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RISC: noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
SLED: noun, a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
SLIC
RIPS: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
slit: noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
slue: noun, the act of sluing.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
RIPE: adjective, having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riis: noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
slur: noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
rids: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
slut: noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
ride: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
SpEd: noun, rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
Reus: noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Rube: noun, an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
rets: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
ScBE
scut: noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
SCUD: noun, the act of scudding.
sec.
Serb: noun, adjective, Serbian.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
scr.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
scil
sci.
sice: noun, syce.
side: noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
sild: noun, (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
rubs: noun, an act or instance of rubbing:
SBLI
SBIC
std.
silt: noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Rust: noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
Ruse: noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Rus.
rule: noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
rues: noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Rude: noun, François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
spic: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Prut: noun, a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
surd: noun, Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
pulp: noun, the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
puli: noun, one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
suet: noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
pule: verb (used without object), to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
puir: adjective, poor.
puds: noun, pudding.
suit: noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
puce: noun, a dark or brownish purple.
supe: noun, a supernumerary.
supr
sur-
sure: Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
puls: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
Surt: noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
TDRS
pub.
teds: noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
PTSD
teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
tel-
pts.
TEPP: noun, a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
psid
psec
sub-
pure: adjective, free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
spit: noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
SPUR: noun, a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
repp: noun, rep1 .
repl
Rep.
spp.
rel.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Reid: noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
SPUD: noun, Informal. a potato.
spue: noun, something that is spewed; vomit.
reds: noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
Puri: noun, poori.
stbd
Ste.
recs: noun, recreation.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
rebs: noun, a Confederate soldier.
rcd.
str.
purs
stub: noun, a short projecting part.
purl: noun, a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
stud: noun, a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
puts: noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
lits: noun, litas.
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Cdr.
epi-
epic: noun, an epic poem.
epit
Cebu: noun, an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Ceil: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
CBEL
Esd.
esp.
est.
etc.
etic: adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
cedi: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Eur.
cit.
clit: noun, clitoris.
Ecru: noun, an ecru color.
ect-
clip: noun, the act of clipping.
clep
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cist: noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Cels
cis-
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cir.
cide
cet-
elds: noun, age.
ceps: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
etui: noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
buts: noun, buts, reservations or objections:
clue: noun, anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
BSPE
Ire.
Iris: noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
btl.
BSRT
BSPT
Isle: noun, a small island.
BSIT
Bur.
BSIR
BSIE
BSEP
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
itis
BSEc
BSCP
bul.
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Bute: noun, phenylbutazone.
iced: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
but-
Bust: noun, a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
ibis: noun, any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill. Compare sacred ibis.
ible
bus.
Ice.
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Burd: noun, a young lady; maiden.
Burt: noun, William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
burs: noun, a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
ides: noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
idle: noun, the state or quality of being idle.
Burl: noun, a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
Buri: noun, the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
ile-
club: noun, a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
cpd.
Brut: noun, any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
Dili: noun, a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
Curt: noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
diel: adjective, of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
Dies: noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
Diet: noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
curs: noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
curl: noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
cure: noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
Dice: noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
dips: noun, the act of dipping.
curd: noun, Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
dipt: noun, the act of dipping.
dir.
DIRE: adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dirl: verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
DIRT: noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
Cusp: noun, a point or pointed end.
dibs: noun, money in small amounts.
dis-
deil: noun, devil.
deb.
1080
Debs: noun, Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
debt: noun, something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
Dec.
dbl.
Del.
cute: noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
deli: noun, a delicatessen.
dels: noun, a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
dep.
depr
der.
DERP: noun, a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
Deus: noun, God. Abbreviation: D.
curb: noun, Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
cur.
Cres
dulc
ducs: noun, duke.
duct: noun, any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
duel: noun, a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
dues: noun, something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
duet: noun, a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
Duit: noun, doit (def 1).
dup.
dubs: noun, an awkward, unskillful person.
dupe: noun, a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
dups: verb (used with object), to open.
dure: adjective, hard; severe.
Duse: noun, Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
crip: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
Dust: noun, earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
crib: noun, a child's bed with enclosed sides.
Duce: noun, a leader or dictator.
crud: noun, Slang. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash. venereal disease, especially syphilis. Vulgar. dried semen.
dite: noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
cuds: noun, the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
dits: noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
dlr.
cult: noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
cule
pil-
cues: noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
dpt.
crus: noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
cube: noun, a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
drib: noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
drip: noun, an act of dripping.
drub: noun, a blow with a stick or the like.
cts.
ctr.
crut: noun, crud (def 1).
BSCE
BURP: noun, a belch; eructation.
bels: noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
bidi: noun, (in India) an inexpensive cigarette, locally produced usually from cut tobacco rolled in leaf.
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
bet.
Bice: noun, either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
lip-
lieu: noun, place; stead.
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lied: noun, a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
bide: Idioms, bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
lice: noun, plural of louse.
BEST: noun, something or someone that is best:
libs: noun, liberation (def 2):
Lib.
BRCS
Biel: noun, Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
LEST: conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
pct.
Pecs: noun, a city in SW Hungary.
ped.
peds
LISP: noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
BERT: noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
bdl.: plural, bundle.
Lust: noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
lure: noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
Lupe: noun, a female given name.
lues: noun, syphilis.
lude: noun, Quaalude.
Luce: noun, a pike, especially when fully grown.
lube: noun, lubricant.
bdls: plural, bundle.
BDes
LIST: noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Ltd.
beld: adjective, bald; hairless.
bris: noun, Brith.
belt: noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
litu: noun, a plural of litas.
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
LitD
LitB
lit.
pelt: noun, the act of pelting.
leud: noun, a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
bier: noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
pets: noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
perp: noun, the perpetrator of a crime.
BLit
Pers
Blue: noun, the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
Peru: noun, Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
blur: noun, a smudge or smear that obscures:
leds: noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
Pest: noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
Pet.
Peul: noun, Fulani.
PERL
pice: noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
PICS: noun, a movie.
Pict: noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
Bred: noun, Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
brei: noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
Pier: noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
Bres: noun, a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
Brie: noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
Piet: noun, Scot. a magpie.
blip: noun, Also called pip. Electronics. a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object. (loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
bdle: plural, bundle.
bldr
Bird: noun, any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
birl: noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
bite: noun, an act of biting.
biri: noun, bidi.
peps: noun, lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
per.
bile: noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.

3 letter words you can make with public-spirited

BCS
DCL
DSC
be-
Bde
cte
bd.: plural, board.
CST
CSR
UTC
STI
up-
UPI
UPC
St.
cru: noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
ult
UTE: noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
uti
ule: noun, caucho.
USB
USC
USE: noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
CRT
BDS: plural, board.
STB
BCE
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Cut: noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
ure
Cui: noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
UIT
BSC
USP
Urd: noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
spt
USR
cup: noun, a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
cue: noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
Br.
cud: noun, the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
urb: noun, an urban area.
SPR
BTU: noun, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
Uri: noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
Cub: noun, the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
BCD
BCL
BCP
UPS: noun, an upward movement; ascent.
DBE
Sr.
bp.
SRB
bl.
BED: noun, a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
urs: noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
ur-
BRT
UDC
TSE
BLS
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
ble
d-c: noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
TES: noun, ti1 .
BIT: noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
trp
TSI
BLT: plural, a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
TSP
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.
CBD
CBE
Ted: noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
TEC: noun, detective.
TCS
Tu.
TID
Bud: noun, Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
cr.
BSP
BSL
BSD
BSE
Tiu: noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
TLC
tlr
tpd
TPI
Tpr
bu.
tr.
BRE
BPS
BST
Bt.
BTE
BPI
BPE
cp.
Tbi
CRS
CPL
CLI
tup: noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
CLR
CLU
Stu: noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
Bel: noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
CPI
CPR
cle
CPS
CPU
bec
STP
STL
Ube: noun, a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
CRP
UCR
BEP
Sue: noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
tub: noun, a bathtub.
BID: noun, an act or instance of bidding.
TBD
cs.
BIE
ct.
cl.
CBS
CDT
CED
tue
Sui: noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
bi-
tui: noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
cep: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
CIB
CID: noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
Sup: noun, a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
CIE
CIP
DBS
SID: noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
DCS
LSD
RCT
RBI
RBC
RPS
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Re.
RCS
RCP
Rd.
LDS
put: noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
pus: noun, a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
Lt.
RDS
lb.: plural, pound.
LBS: plural, pound.
LCD
LCI
LCT
Ld.
PUP: noun, a young dog; puppy.
LDC
LDP
LED: noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
lep
RDC
Reb: noun, a Confederate soldier.
Pul: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
de-
ib.
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
IDB
ide
IDP
IDS: noun, the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
ier
il-
ILP
ILS
ipr
IPS
IRC
IUS
red: noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
IRL
IRS
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ise
Isl
ISR
REC: noun, recreation.
ist
ITC
ite
IUD
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
ret: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
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.
pp.
Pr.
plu: noun, plew.
PLR
Ps.
pt.
pli
PBS
PCB
PCI
PCS
PLC
pl.
PPC
PDL
piu: adverb, more:
PDT
PEP: noun, lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
PIT: noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
pir: noun, a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
PIC: noun, a movie.
PIP: noun, one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
PID
pie: noun, a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
PPB
PPE
PUD: noun, pudding.
prp
let: noun, British. a lease.
leu: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
PUC
lid: noun, a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lir: noun, Ler.
PTP
PST: interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSE
PSC
LPS: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
PPI
LSC
LSI
LST
ltr
lub
pc.
pd.
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
PRC
PPT
PPS
ppr
ppl
ITU
Ir.
id.
ScD
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
SED
Du.
dub: noun, an awkward, unskillful person.
se-
SDR
SDI
Duc: noun, duke.
due: noun, something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
DUI
SCP
SCB
DST
sc.
SBE
sb.
Sp.
sd.
ETD
rut: noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
EBS
ec-
ECU: noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
ed.
EdB
Sep: noun, Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
DSR
Rue: noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
DEI: adverb, by the grace of God.
SLR
SLP
DET
di.
DIB: verb (used without object), to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
Die: noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
SLE
DIL
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
DIP: noun, the act of dipping.
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
dit: noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
DSP
DIU: noun, part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
DLC
DLS
DPC
DPI
SIC: adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
DPP
Sib: noun, a kinsman; relative.
DPS
Dr.
DRE
SER: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
EDC
uts: noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
RLD
ERP
rte
rt.
RSE
ETS
ETR
Rs.
RID: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
ESU
rub: noun, an act or instance of rubbing:
ESR
ESL
Esc
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
Ep.
ERT
EPS
EPT
eu-
RTS
ERS: noun, ervil.
eir
EIS
ics
EDT
rib: noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
EDS: noun, education:
EDP
eld: noun, age.

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3D: noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
TB
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
2D: noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
B-
BC
t.
TE: noun, ti1 .
TD
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
DB
IP
dl
UT: noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
TC
ic
DP
i.
DC: noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
D.
CE
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
T1
L2
IT: noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
R.
PU
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
TP
RC
CB
SL
RU
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
S.
Eb
le
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
SU
LP: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
TL
RI
CU
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.
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
UL
L1
UI
PB
Ud
UB
LC
UC
U.
LU: noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
RP
DT: noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
L.
LR
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).

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