Anagrams of responsibility

Word responsibility has 1938 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of responsibility.

11 letter words you can make with responsibility

sensibility
noun, capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
nobilities
noun, the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.
insobriety
noun, lack of sobriety or moderation; intemperance; drunkenness.
sinistro-
soleprint
noun, a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
pointless
adjective, without a point:
splinters
noun, a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
pisolites
noun, limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
prostyles
adjective, (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
tyrosines
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
printless
adjective, making, retaining, or showing no print or impression.
probities
noun, integrity and uprightness; honesty.
piosities
noun, an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
inspirits
verb (used with object), to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
seniority
noun, the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
nobelists
noun, a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
Linotype
verb, to typeset on a Linotype machine.
elisions
noun, the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
epsilons
noun, the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
lienitis
noun, inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
bolsters
noun, a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
biopsies
noun, the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
biolysis
noun, disintegration of organic matter through the biochemical action of living organisms, as bacteria.
bonspiel
noun, a competition or meet in curling at which teams from several clubs or districts compete with one another.
trilbies
noun, a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
sinister
adjective, threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
spinster
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
posterns
noun, a back door or gate.
ripostes
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
sisterly
adjective, of, like, or befitting a sister:
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
Pointers
noun, a person or thing that points.
blistery
adjective, having blisters, as paint or glass.
blisters
noun, a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
pitiless
adjective, feeling or showing no pity; merciless:
nitriles
noun, any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
nitrosyl
adjective, nitroso.
Nobelist
noun, a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
pistoles
noun, a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
sobriety
noun, the state or quality of being sober.
nobility
noun, the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.
sirloins
noun, the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
estriols
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
enspirit
verb (used with object), inspirit.
Sleipnir
noun, the eight-legged horse of Odin.
Poitiers
noun, a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
pisolite
noun, limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
sorbents
noun, a surface that sorbs.
ripienos
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
potlines
noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
polities
noun, a particular form or system of government:
byliners
noun, a writer important enough to merit a byline.
tinselry
noun, cheap and pretentious display.
pilsners
noun, a pale, light lager beer.
splinter
noun, a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
bristols
noun, a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
bristles
noun, one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
tripolis
noun, Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
prolines
noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
isotypes
noun, a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted:
senility
noun, the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
stibines
noun, a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous gas, SbH 3 , usually produced by the reaction of dilute hydrochloric acid with an alloy of antimony and either zinc or magnesium.
step-ins
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
prostyle
adjective, (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
reposits
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
pristine
adjective, having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
spoilers
noun, a person or thing that spoils.
pyelitis
noun, inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
brionies
noun, bryony.
bryonies
noun, any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties.
11-point
pinitols
noun, a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
Peronist
noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
inspires
verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
triolein
noun, olein (def 1).
isolines
noun, isogram.
inspirit
verb (used with object), to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
tropines
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
Interpol
noun, an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
trypsins
noun, a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
tyrosine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
bornites
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
priestly
adjective, of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal:
ironists
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
pentyls
adjective, containing a pentyl group; amyl.
pensils
noun, pencel.
nitrile
noun, any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
entropy
noun, Thermodynamics. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy. (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
bristle
noun, one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
bristly
adjective, covered or rough with bristles.
brinies
noun, ocean.
epiboly
noun, the movement and spreading out of cells into sheets of tissue that overlie or surround other groups of cells, especially as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
ebonist
noun, a worker in ebony.
Bristol
noun, a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
ospreys
noun, Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
silents
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
tinsels
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
tiepins
noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
sinopis
noun, a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
sinters
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
obesity
noun, the condition of being very fat or overweight; corpulence:
Oberlin
noun, Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
elision
noun, the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
systole
noun, Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
sensory
adjective, of or relating to the senses or sensation.
ostlers
noun, hostler.
elytron
noun, one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or flight wings.
sirloin
noun, the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
enlists
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
tylosis
noun, a bubblelike formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees, consisting of protoplasm intruded from adjacent parenchyma cells.
Sistine
adjective, of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
petrol.
sorbent
noun, a surface that sorbs.
Epsilon
noun, the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
insteps
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
iolites
noun, cordierite.
spleno-
stipels
noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
spirits
noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
instils
verb (used with object), instill.
leprosy
noun, a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
inspire
verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
splints
noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
leptons
noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
insoles
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
lesions
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
inserts
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
spinose
adjective, full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
spinors
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
stylers
noun, a person or thing that styles.
splores
noun, a frolic; revel; carousal.
Liberty
noun, freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
isoline
noun, isogram.
ironist
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
ironies
noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
isopyre
noun, an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.
isospin
noun, isotopic spin.
isotype
noun, a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted:
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
spoiler
noun, a person or thing that spoils.
iris-in
noun, the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
sprints
noun, a short race at full speed.
stepson
noun, a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
spriest
adjective, a superlative of spry.
sterno-
sterols
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
stibine
noun, a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous gas, SbH 3 , usually produced by the reaction of dilute hydrochloric acid with an alloy of antimony and either zinc or magnesium.
inliers
noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
spinets
noun, a small upright piano.
Niteroi
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
esprits
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
Persson
noun, Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
strobes
noun, Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
Tbilisi
noun, a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
estrins
noun, estrone.
telsons
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
eslisor
noun, elisor.
nestors
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
tensors
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
slopers
noun, a person or thing that slopes.
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
slip-on
noun, something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
Rossini
noun, Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
stripes
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
ibility
lie-bys
noun, a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
stoners
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
spinels
noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
linseys
noun, linsey-woolsey.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Ileitis
noun, inflammation of the ileum.
lioness
noun, a female lion.
lyrists
noun, a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
lysines
noun, a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
sorbets
noun, sherbet (defs 1, 3).
stopers
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
listens
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
listers
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.
storeys
noun, story2 .
sorites
noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
stories
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
lobster
noun, any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
persist
verb (used without object), to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
sprites
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
bretons
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
pitiers
noun, a person who pities.
bisters
noun, bistre.
riboses
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
bistres
noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
bistros
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
poisers
noun, a person or thing that poises.
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
Bleriot
noun, Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
poiesis
Ploesti
noun, a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
plessor
noun, plexor.
blister
noun, a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
pistole
noun, a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
riblets
noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
pissoir
noun, a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
boilers
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
ripieno
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
pyrosis
noun, heartburn (def 1).
pyrones
noun, either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
riposte
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
Pyrites
noun, pyrite.
bolster
noun, a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
piosity
noun, an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
topline
adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
risible
adjective, causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
piolets
noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
topless
adjective, lacking a top:
poleyns
noun, a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.
pontils
noun, punty.
pintles
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
triples
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
reposit
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
prostie
noun, a prostitute.
proline
noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
trypsin
noun, a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
probits
noun, a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
probity
noun, integrity and uprightness; honesty.
Tripoli
noun, Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
berlins
noun, a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
Prissie
noun, a female given name, form of Priscilla.
prisons
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
bestirs
verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
priests
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
trioses
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
prestos
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
Presbyt
potsies
noun, hopscotch.
byliner
noun, a writer important enough to merit a byline.
potline
noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
posters
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
biotins
noun, a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
by-plot
noun, subplot.
rissole
noun, a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
pointel
noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
petrols
noun, British. gasoline.
tonsils
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
pinoles
noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
pinites
noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
Pilsner
noun, a pale, light lager beer.
pinitol
noun, a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
lie-by
noun, a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
posies
noun, a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
posits
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
libers
noun, phloem.
posset
noun, a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
possie
noun, a job; position.
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
senors
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Olbers
noun, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
lessor
noun, a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
seniti
noun, a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
lesson
noun, a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
resist
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
Lesbos
noun, Mytilene (def 1).
Spirit
noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
pinery
noun, a place in which pineapples are grown.
Presb.
posers
noun, a person who poses.
portly
adjective, rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
lysins
noun, an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
riblet
noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
lysine
noun, a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
spelts
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.
Lisbon
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
pontil
noun, punty.
lyrist
noun, a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
spiels
noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
Lipton
noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
spines
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
pinite
noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
Spiers
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
sensor
noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
linsey
noun, linsey-woolsey.
spiles
noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
r-less
adjective, r-dropping.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
spinel
noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
seisin
noun, seizin.
Lepton
noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
Peyton
noun, a male given name, form of Payton.
proses
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
probes
noun, the act of probing.
pylons
noun, a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
probit
noun, a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
sports
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
istles
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
pentyl
adjective, containing a pentyl group; amyl.
robles
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
proles
noun, a member of the proletariat.
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
spoilt
noun, Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
Perlis
noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
pernio
noun, chilblain.
petro-
rosets
noun, resin; rosin.
ptero-
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
rosily
adverb, with a rosy color.
ptosis
noun, a drooping of the upper eyelid.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
sporty
adjective, flashy; showy.
spoils
noun, Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
ossein
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
lenity
noun, the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
lepto-
Pelion
noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
peltry
noun, fur skins; pelts collectively.
prests
noun, a loan.
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
spiro-
spirts
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
pensil
noun, pencel.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
spites
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
Leyton
noun, a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
pilose
adjective, covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
splen-
spline
noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
splint
noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
prises
noun, leverage.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
Pilsen
noun, German name of Plzeň.
pilots
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
splore
noun, a frolic; revel; carousal.
Prissy
noun, a female given name, form of Priscilla.
piloti
noun, a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
polity
noun, a particular form or system of government:
Nobile
noun, Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
noises
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
sit-in
noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
noesis
noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
pisser
noun, something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
nobles
noun, a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician. Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
oribis
noun, a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
pistes
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
pistil
noun, the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
pistol
noun, a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
sprits
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.
orbits
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
sliest
adjective, a superlative of sly.
pitier
noun, a person who pities.
nitro-
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
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:
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
nytril
noun, a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
nitres
noun, niter.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
Pitris
noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
septi-
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Plenty
noun, a full or abundant supply or amount:
pyosis
noun, the formation of pus; suppuration.
oyster
noun, any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
oleins
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
pintle
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
piolet
noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
synop.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
Sibyls
noun, any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
serbo-
setons
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
pyrite
noun, a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
Sisley
noun, Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1839–99, French painter.
opsins
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
Ripley
noun, George, 1802–80, U.S. literary critic, author, and social reformer: associated with the founding of Brook Farm.
pyrone
noun, either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
pleio-
nitery
noun, a nightclub.
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.
ribose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
losers
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lopers
noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
poises
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Osiris
noun, the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
Osprey
noun, Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
sorbet
noun, sherbet (defs 1, 3).
poleyn
noun, a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather.
sorely
adverb, in a painful manner.
sorels
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
polers
noun, a person or thing that poles.
polies
noun, Informal. polyester (def 2):
litres
noun, liter.
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.
polit.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
polite
adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
pointy
adjective, having a comparatively sharp point:
sentry
noun, a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
sepoys
noun, (formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
Pinole
noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
slipes
noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
slypes
noun, a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
niseis
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
plyers
noun, plier.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
sloper
noun, a person or thing that slopes.
plisse
noun, a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
slopes
poetry
noun, the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
Nesbit
noun, E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
snipes
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
Osbert
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
nebris
noun, a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
snores
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snorts
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
sobeit
conjunction, if it be so that; provided that.
Sobers
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
rebops
noun, bop1 .
bistre
noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
biotin
noun, a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
stripy
adjective, having or marked with stripes.
strobe
noun, Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
stroys
verb (used with object), to destroy.
biosis
strops
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
brents
noun, brant.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
estops
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
Beloit
noun, a city in S Wisconsin.
essoin
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
brines
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
biopsy
noun, the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
streps
noun, streptococcus.
botels
noun, boatel.
Troyes
noun, a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
boners
noun, a person or thing that bones.
boiler
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
Ilorin
noun, a town in W central Nigeria.
boites
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
Boleyn
noun, Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Iletin
birles
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
tribo-
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stoney
adjective, stony.
stores
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
Stones
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
Stopes
noun, Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Storey
noun, story2 .
tropes
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
briony
noun, bryony.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
triple
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
byline
noun, a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
triply
adverb, to a triple number, measure, or degree.
enosis
noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
besots
verb (used with object), to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
bister
noun, bistre.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
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.
Berlin
noun, a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
bestir
verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
elints
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
betony
noun, a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
tip-in
noun, tap-in.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
beryls
noun, a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18 , usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
Tessin
noun, French and German name of Ticino.
Belton
noun, a town in W Missouri.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Trilby
noun, a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Erinys
noun, any of the Furies.
broils
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
Tyrone
noun, a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
tie-in
noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
tiepin
noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
broses
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
Tobies
noun, Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
eosins
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
tilery
noun, a factory or kiln for making tiles.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
stirps
noun, a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
insist
verb (used with object), to assert or maintain firmly:
irises
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
inter.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
stipel
noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
stipos
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
blites
noun, sea blite.
Byrnes
noun, James Francis, 1879–1972, U.S. statesman and jurist: secretary of state 1945–47.
stipes
noun, Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
blinis
plural noun, pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
stenos
noun, a stenographer.
biters
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
iritis
noun, inflammation of the iris of the eye.
byrnie
noun, a coat of mail; hauberk.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
birses
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
bitser
noun, a mongrel dog.
insets
noun, something inserted; insert.
inlier
noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
steno-
intros
noun, an introduction.
stylo-
steins
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
instil
verb (used with object), instill.
Styles
noun, a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
bistro
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
iolite
noun, cordierite.
intro.
instr.
tressy
adjective, resembling or having tresses.
styler
noun, a person or thing that styles.
blypes
noun, a thin skin or membrane, especially a small piece of skin.
torses
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
sterns
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Tyson
noun, Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
tyros
noun, a beginner in learning anything; novice.
poet.
treys
noun, a playing card or a die having three pips.
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
bines
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
blest
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
oste-
Osset
noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Tobey
noun, Mark, 1890–1976, U.S. painter.
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
posts
noun, a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
boers
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
broil
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
poesy
noun, the work or the art of poetic composition.
polis
noun, an ancient Greek city-state.
poss.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
posse
noun, posse comitatus.
blini
plural noun, pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
pelts
noun, the act of pelting.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
brits
noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
possy
noun, possie.
biol.
sebi-
post-
Brose
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
bints
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Selby
noun, Hubert, Jr. 1928–2004, U.S. novelist.
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
Riley
noun, James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
birse
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
poly-
poles
noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
Rieti
noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
bros.
noun, a brother.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Poler
noun, a person or thing that poles.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
opsis
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
sero-
biers
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
tipsy
adjective, slightly intoxicated or drunk.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
Press
noun, an act of pressing; pressure.
OPers
seti-
typos
noun, typographical error.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
bison
noun, Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
Sibyl
noun, any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
Sybil
noun, a female given name.
typo-
tipis
noun, tepee.
prest
noun, a loan.
Siepi
noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
olpes
noun, a form of the oinochoe.
Ebony
noun, a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
bisso
noun, bis2 .
Pres.
sines
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
potsy
noun, hopscotch.
sents
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
bless
verb (used with object), to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
blent
noun, an act or manner of blending:
Tyrol
noun, an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
brise
noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Sepoy
noun, (formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
BSRet
bitsy
adjective, tiny; itty-bitty.
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Biles
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
bites
noun, an act of biting.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
rept.
oribi
noun, a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
Sept.
tyres
noun, an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
septs
noun, (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
preys
noun, an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
btry.
Brit.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
porny
adjective, Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
Borel
noun, Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Bores
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Boris
noun, a male given name.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
Pitri
noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
borts
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Bliss
noun, supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
ryots
noun, a peasant.
bossy
noun, a familiar name for a cow or calf.
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Pinel
noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
piney
adjective, piny.
Port.
robes
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
botel
noun, boatel.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Botes
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
byres
noun, a cow shed.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
torii
noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
birls
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
Boyer
noun, Jean Pierre [zhahn pyer] /ʒɑ̃ pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1776–1850, Haitian political leader: president 1818–43.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Boyle
noun, Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
boils
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Boyne
noun, a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 miles (110 km) long.
Boise
noun, a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
pyro-
TORES
noun, a torus.
topis
noun, topee.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
Byrne
noun, Donn [don] /dɒn/ (Show IPA), Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald.
Boles
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
pyres
noun, a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
birle
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
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.
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
bolts
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
Blois
noun, a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
pions
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
bones
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
blite
noun, sea blite.
pilot
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Pylos
noun, Greek name of Navarino.
biont
bliny
plural noun, blini.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
pests
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
Brest
noun, a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
pesos
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
pert.
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).
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
plyer
noun, plier.
Briny
noun, ocean.
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
Pliny
noun, ("the Elder"; Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
Peron
noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
plio-
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
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.
peril
noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
peri-
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Peony
noun, any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
Byron
noun, George Gordon, Lord (6th Baron Byron) 1788–1824, English poet.
Pilos
noun, Greek name of Navarino.
roily
adjective, turbid; muddy.
plebs
noun, (in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
pylon
noun, a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
blype
noun, a thin skin or membrane, especially a small piece of skin.
pilon
noun, something extra; lagniappe.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
piles
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
roble
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
pyins
noun, an albuminous constituent of pus.
resp.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
petr-
pleo-
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.
pleon
noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
posey
adjective, characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
ropes
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
tries
noun, plural of try.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
poses
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
Brent
noun, brant.
petri
piety
noun, reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
lyres
noun, a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
stops
noun, the act of stopping.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
tropy
lyso-
lysis
noun, Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
yetis
noun, Abominable Snowman.
30-30
lysin
noun, an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
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.
stony
adjective, full of or abounding in stones or rock:
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
speos
noun, a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
spiel
noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
lists
noun, an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
lipo-
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
Lyons
noun, Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
ileo-
spies
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
linty
adjective, full of or covered with lint:
ilio-
spile
noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
Ilion
noun, Greek name of ancient Troy.
ility
stobs
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
spilt
noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
strip
noun, a striptease.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
sylis
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
sones
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Lopes
noun, the act or the gait of loping.
stroy
verb (used with object), to destroy.
loper
noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
sonsy
adjective, strong and healthy; robust.
reply
noun, an answer or response in words or writing.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Iblis
noun, an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
loess
noun, a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
sorbs
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Ibsen
noun, Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Story
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
yelps
noun, a quick, sharp bark or cry.
litre
noun, liter.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
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.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
reni-
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
intr.
styli
noun, a plural of stylus.
style
noun, a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
yonis
noun, (in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti. Compare lingam (def 2).
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.
stilb
noun, a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
styl-
yores
noun, Chiefly Literary. time past:
spor-
spore
noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
ition
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
Ypres
noun, a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
ster.
Issei
noun, a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
irony
noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
step-
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.
Islip
noun, a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
islet
noun, a very small island.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
rebop
noun, bop1 .
spits
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
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.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
spins
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
liney
adjective, liny.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
init.
in-lb
spiny
adjective, abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
libri
noun, plural of liber2 .
Liber
noun, phloem.
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
insep
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
insol
spiry
adjective, having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
LeRoy
noun, a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
insp.
inst.
lepsy
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
lento
adverb, slowly.
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
nosey
adjective, nosy.
priss
noun, a prissy person.
Berns
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
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.
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
noisy
adjective, making much noise:
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
sito-
Noyes
noun, Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
sleys
noun, the reed of a loom.
syst.
nobly
adverb, in a noble manner.
ento-
Noble
noun, a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician. Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
entry
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
Tyler
noun, tiler (def 2).
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
Nobel
noun, Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
slept
noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
slipe
noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
slype
noun, a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
trop-
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.
noses
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
besot
verb (used with object), to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
Epist
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
pret.
silos
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Betsy
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
silts
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
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.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
bests
noun, something or someone that is best:
oyers
noun, oyer and terminer.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
Sino-
OBrit
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
obits
noun, Informal. an obituary.
obiit
Elton
noun, a male given name.
Elyot
noun, Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
tynes
noun, tine.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
obeys
verb (used with object), to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
sipes
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Siple
noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
prise
noun, leverage.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
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.
Elroy
noun, a male given name.
Tyner
noun, McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Epis.
prob.
siris
noun, lebbek (def 1).
telo-
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
probe
noun, the act of probing.
snipe
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
snips
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
prosy
adjective, of the nature of or resembling prose.
Nebr.
snobs
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snots
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
sober
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
lt-yr
pross
noun, prostitute.
prost
interjection, prosit.
soils
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
trois
noun, the number 3.
troys
noun, Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
Prot.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
soles
noun, a plural of sol3 .
lossy
adjective, (of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
loses
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
pros.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
nitr-
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Beryl
noun, a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18 , usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
slipt
noun, an act or instance of slipping.
bents
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
Erbil
noun, a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
snyes
noun, a backwater.
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
slobs
noun, a slovenly or boorish person.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Benis
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Prole
noun, a member of the proletariat.
belts
noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
slops
noun, a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
nitre
noun, niter.
nests
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
pron.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
snibs
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
teno-
Nisei
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
tron
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rely
verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
repl
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Rep.
rel.
Troy
noun, Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
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.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
TRIB
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
snib
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
ter.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
slop
noun, a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slob
noun, a slovenly or boorish person.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
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.
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.
sley
noun, the reed of a loom.
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
ten.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Tyne
noun, tine.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Syr.
SIPS
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Tiny
adjective, very small; minute; wee.
Yser
noun, a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
syne
adverb, preposition, conjunction, since.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
syn-
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
snye
noun, a backwater.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
typ.
str.
Ste.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
spry
adjective, active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Styr
noun, a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
stob
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
sots
noun, a drunkard.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
snob
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
sobs
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
soys
noun, soy sauce.
Sol.
tel-
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
soln
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
sols
noun, the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Soni
sops
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
tion
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
tri-
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Tony
noun, one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
top-
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
rit.
topi
noun, topee.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Tore
noun, a torus.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Tory
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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.
ryot
noun, a peasant.
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Trey
noun, a playing card or a die having three pips.
Ryle
noun, Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
ryes
noun, a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
rope
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
ropy
adjective, resembling a rope or ropes:
type
noun, a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
Tob.
tipi
noun, tepee.
syli
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
sibs
noun, a kinsman; relative.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
sers
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).
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tyre
noun, an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
Serb
noun, adjective, Serbian.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Tyro
noun, a beginner in learning anything; novice.
seps
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.
sepn
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
toys
noun, an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
Rosy
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Toby
noun, Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
rpt.
SBLI
SEbS
seis
noun, sei whale.
toey
adjective, touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
sels
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
1080
lin.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
enl.
Enyo
noun, an ancient Greek war goddess.
nibs
noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
nyet
adverb, noun, no1 .
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Elys
noun, Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
Nile
noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NYSE
nisi
adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Ens.
eyot
noun, ait.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Loss
noun, detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
lote
noun, lotus.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
ESIS
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
neo-
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
EPOS
noun, an epic.
epit
epi-
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
NEBS
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
NLRB
nobs
noun, Slang. the head.
Lory
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
obis
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
BSLS
obs.
BSIT
oyer
noun, oyer and terminer.
oily
adverb, in an oily manner.
BSIR
BSOT
BSIE
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
BSES
BSEP
ole-
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
Olpe
noun, a form of the oinochoe.
obey
verb (used with object), to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
BSPE
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
nos-
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Nor.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
BSPT
nosy
adjective, unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
not-
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
btl.
NRPB
NTSB
BSSE
eso-
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
yeti
noun, Abominable Snowman.
ile-
ISSN
yips
noun, a sharp bark; yelp.
yipe
interjection, (an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
itis
yins
noun, See under yin and yang.
itol
yens
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
isls
yelp
noun, a quick, sharp bark or cry.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
leys
noun, leu.
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
lens
noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
iso-
Isle
noun, a small island.
ible
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
yore
noun, Chiefly Literary. time past:
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.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
yoni
noun, (in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti. Compare lingam (def 2).
yrs.
ISBN
yobs
noun, a teenage lout or hooligan.
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
intl
int.
ins.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
INRI
inly
adverb, inwardly.
ISIS
noun, a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
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.
lops
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
lobi
noun, plural of lobus.
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:
lit.
LitB
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lyte
lits
noun, litas.
est.
lobe
noun, a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
lobs
lyse
verb (used with object), to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
Loeb
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Espy
noun, James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
esp.
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
Lope
noun, the act or the gait of loping.
LISP
noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
less
noun, a smaller amount or quantity:
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Lib.
libs
noun, liberation (def 2):
lien
noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lyes
noun, a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
rebs
noun, a Confederate soldier.
liny
adjective, full of or marked with lines.
lys-
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
Lyon
noun, Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
lip-
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
lyre
noun, a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
only
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
BSRT
pyes
noun, pie4 .
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.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
birl
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
biri
noun, bidi.
byre
noun, a cow shed.
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
belt
noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
bris
noun, Brith.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pyin
noun, an albuminous constituent of pus.
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
bio-
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
Pet.
pile
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
pos.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
byte
noun, adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
pelt
noun, the act of pelting.
Pen.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
bite
noun, an act of biting.
per.
bels
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
PERL
Pers
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
pil-
Pyle
noun, Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
posy
noun, a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
plie
noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
piss
noun, urine.
Pol.
pity
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:
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
pleb
noun, a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
bet.
BEST
noun, something or someone that is best:
Bess
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
pole
noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
ploy
noun, a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
poil
noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
bens
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
plot
noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
pise
noun, rammed earth.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
pili
noun, a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
pony
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
PINE
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
bin-
bile
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
piny
adjective, abounding in or covered with pine trees:
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
pyo-
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pols
noun, a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
Biel
noun, Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
pyr-
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.
pyre
noun, a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
blin
noun, singular of blini.
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.
Bose
noun, Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
psst
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
bots
noun, a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
osis
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
psis
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
bot.
beys
noun, a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
pts.
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Bors
noun, Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
bor.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
bops
noun, Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists. Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
Bres
noun, a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
Ont.
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
OPer
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
opsy
Orly
noun, a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
orby
adjective, like or pertaining to an orb.
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
BPOE
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
prs.
BOSS
noun, a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
pro-
Bolt
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
BLit
blot
noun, a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
pot.
pre-
Bely
noun, Andrei [uhn-dryey] /ʌnˈdryeɪ/ (Show IPA), (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev) 1880–1934, Russian writer.
prey
noun, an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
boil
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Bol.
bole
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
PLSS
prin
bony
adjective, of or like bone.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
bons
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
TSE
ior
Bel
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
Yeo
IBN
BEP
yer
trp
Yen
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
STP
TSI
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.
yis
noun, (in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
yip
noun, a sharp bark; yelp.
ILO
yes
noun, an affirmative reply.
ILS
bey
noun, a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
Br.
ier
yet
Idioms, as yet. as1 (def 31).
Tro
il-
YOB
noun, a teenage lout or hooligan.
BSS
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
be-
yep
adverb, noun, yes.
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
bp.
ine
Yin
noun, See under yin and yang.
yon
pronoun, that or those yonder.
in.
ILP
bl.
STL
TOY
noun, an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
ib.
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
Bt.
BTE
Tyr
noun, the god of strife.
eo-
EbN
Bop
noun, Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists. Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
STI
EBS
eir
EIS
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
Boy
noun, a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
BNS
BST
BPE
Bn.
BRE
Bro
noun, a brother.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
BRT
BSL
BSE
TNB
tlr
BSP
tlo
BPS
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
BSN
BSO
BPI
Ely
noun, Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
BLT
plural, a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
io-
ETO
ERT
ESL
ESR
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
ety
TBO
Tbi
ERP
bye
noun, Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:
BIE
by-
bi-
ETR
ETS
ERS
noun, ervil.
TES
noun, ti1 .
BLS
tr.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
TPI
en-
TPN
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
Tpr
Bly
noun, Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
ery
ble
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
Ep.
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.
EPS
EPT
sty
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
Rey
noun, a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
IPO
ose
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
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).
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ory
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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.
OSP
ONR
OSS
ot-
OTB
ote
OTS
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
Pr.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
prn
ons
ONI
se-
op.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
SLE
NOP
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
sis
noun, sister.
ipr
NPR
Npt
nr.
ob.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
OSB
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
OBE
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
obl
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
OIr
Oys
noun, a grandchild.
OIt
Syl
Ps.
pt.
Sly
Idioms, on the sly, secretly; furtively:
POR
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.
pli
ply
noun, a thickness or layer.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
PLO
PLR
POB
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
Rye
noun, a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
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.
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.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
Pry
noun, an impertinently inquisitive person.
PSE
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSS
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
Re.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RPS
RBI
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
pl.
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
SBE
RPO
sb.
SRO
Sp.
So.
RTS
rte
rt.
RSS
RSE
Rs.
PTO
PBS
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.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
py-
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:
pye
noun, pie4 .
ROP
Roy
noun, Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
PIO
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
TSS
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
SPR
ity
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
Lt.
lb.
plural, pound.
LBO
LBS
plural, pound.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Ley
noun, leu.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
ist
lep
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
let
noun, British. a lease.
lye
noun, a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
ite
ISR
LON
SSR
IPS
Ir.
IRL
IRO
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ise
STB
St.
SST
SSN
Isl
SSI
SSE
SSB
ss.
SRS
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SRB
Sr.
spt
SPS
Loy
noun, a female given name.
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
LOP
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
ltr
LSI
SLR
LSS
soy
noun, soy sauce.
LST
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NES
Nye
noun, Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
Ney
noun, Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
ne-
NBS
NbE
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
SLP
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NYP
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
LPN
LPS
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
OE
noun, oy2 .
NY
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
RO
Eb
NP
yl
yo
interjection, (used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
IP
NL
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
RN
ey
O.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
ry
B-
RI
SN
EI
NI
BO
R.
yr
oy
noun, a grandchild.
TL
PB
i.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
LR
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
t.
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
P.
noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
YT
TB
T1
sy
noun, a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
TE
noun, ti1 .
ln
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
Y.
ly
L.
TN
Yi
noun, (in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
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
NB
ty
YB
le
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
ye
pronoun, Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect. (used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things): (used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address): (used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
TP
N.
S.
SL
ol
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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