Anagrams of respirable
Word respirable has
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- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- reprisal
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noun,
(in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- berries
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noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- perries
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noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- reapers
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- Pereira
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noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- bearers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- reprise
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noun,
Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- respire
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verb (used with object),
to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- repairs
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- parrels
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- repair
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- bearer
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Barrie
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noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Barres
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noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- barrel
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noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Ribera
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noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- libers
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noun,
phloem.
- bailee
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- parrel
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pibals
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Pierre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- please
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- plebes
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noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- elapse
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Preble
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noun,
Edward, 1761–1807, U.S. naval officer.
- Presb.
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- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- priers
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- briers
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- rasper
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- Reaper
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- bleeps
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noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- asleep
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adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- abeles
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noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- sapele
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noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- BSElE
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- brise
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noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- rapes
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Perle
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noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
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- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- Albee
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noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- pibal
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Brier
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- brail
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Liber
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noun,
phloem.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- peels
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noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peris
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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.
- prier
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Brale
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- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- pale-
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- rares
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adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- lapse
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- briar
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noun,
brier1 .
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- speel
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verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Sleep
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Speer
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- parrs
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noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Peale
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noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Pilar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Epis.
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- ables
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- plebe
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noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- plebs
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- siree
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noun,
sirree.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
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- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Parl.
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- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- aeri-
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- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- abele
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noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Piers
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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.
- prae-
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- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- rears
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- blear
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleep
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noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- resp.
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- Arles
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- bares
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verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- baris
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noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Barre
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noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- lebes
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noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Basel
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Basie
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noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basle
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noun,
Basel.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Beals
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noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- 30-30
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- Sarre
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noun,
French name of Saar.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Alsip
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noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Peers
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- SABRE
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Saber
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Spree
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noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- bales
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noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- leper
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Saree
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noun,
sari.
- arris
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noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Pease
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noun,
a pea.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- peles
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noun,
peel3 .
- bears
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noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Arbil
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noun,
Erbil.
- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Biles
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- reels
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noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- birle
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- birls
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noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- birrs
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noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birse
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Rebel
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noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- beeps
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noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Blair
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- blare
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- rebar
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noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- peri-
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- biers
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noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- repel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Arber
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noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- sebi-
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- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sra.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Rep.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- repl
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sab.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- SBLI
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repr
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- 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.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pers
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- PERL
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- psia
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- prs.
-
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- 1080
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lib.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bal.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- ible
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- esp.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- arr.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- epi-
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- ile-
-
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- 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.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- beep
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Barr
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- BSPE
-
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- BSPA
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- BSIR
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BSIE
-
- BSEP
-
- BSEE
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- BSAE
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Apr.
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- abs-
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Alb.
-
- Aire
-
- Lab.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- aer-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- abr.
-
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Alis
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Ire.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- 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).
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- SLR
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Abp
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- se-
-
- APB
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- BIE
-
- SPR
-
- bi-
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BEP
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- al.
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- SLP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- ae.
-
- ARS
-
- RSE
-
- Sp.
-
- be-
-
- ASR
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SAR
-
- SAE
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ASI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- asb
-
- ase
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- SLE
-
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- sb.
-
- bl.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SLA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Br.
-
- bp.
-
- Apl
-
- BSL
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ib.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- IRS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- BLA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- 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:
- PBS
-
- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Pa.
-
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- La.
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- EPS
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- EPA
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BSP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- PSA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BRE
-
- RBI
-
- REA
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BPS
-
- BPI
-
- BPE
-
- BPA
-
- BLS
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ble
-
- PSE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ea.
-
- EBS
-
- PLR
-
- PRA
-
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- pli
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- pl.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ep.
-
- 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.
- EIS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- B-
-
- PB
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- LR
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SA
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Eb
-
- R.
-
- IP
-
- RI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- RP
-
- S.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.