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- half-plane
-
noun,
the part of the plane on one side of a straight line of infinite length in the plane.
- panhandle
-
noun,
the handle of a pan.
- leaf-lard
-
noun,
lard prepared from the leaf fat of the hog.
- Falernian
-
adjective,
(especially of a wine celebrated by Horace) of, coming from, or made in a district of Campania, Italy.
- Philander
-
verb (used without object),
(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- Adrenalin
-
- Rheinland
-
noun,
Rhineland.
- hard-line
-
noun,
an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- Rhineland
-
noun,
that part of Germany W of the Rhine.
- all-fired
-
adverb,
Also, all-firedly [awl-fahyuh rd-lee, -fahy-rid-] /ˈɔlˌfaɪərd li, -ˌfaɪ rɪd-/ (Show IPA). extremely; excessively:
- Finlander
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Finland, especially a native who customarily speaks Swedish.
- Adlerian
-
adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- Hindfell
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noun,
the mountain on whose fiery top Brynhild slept until awakened by Sigurd.
- Pearland
-
noun,
a town in SE Texas.
- halliard
-
noun,
halyard.
- Pineland
-
noun,
Often, pinelands. an area or region covered largely with pine forest:
- railhead
-
noun,
the farthest point to which the rails of a railroad have been laid.
- headrail
-
noun,
a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
- prandial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.
- pillhead
-
noun,
a person who habitually takes pills, especially amphetamines or barbiturates.
- nailhead
-
noun,
the enlarged top of a nail, usually flattened but sometimes rounded.
- handrail
-
noun,
a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc.
- airplane
-
noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- Falderal
-
noun,
mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- paillard
-
noun,
a scallop, especially of veal or chicken, that is pounded flat and grilled or sautéed quickly.
- rainfall
-
noun,
a fall or shower of rain.
- Delphian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- infernal
-
adjective,
hellish; fiendish; diabolical:
- praedial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- faradize
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verb (used with object),
to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- Annelida
-
noun,
the phylum comprising the annelids.
- inlander
-
noun,
a person living inland.
- zephiran
-
- anhedral
-
adjective,
xenomorphic (def 1).
- landline
-
noun,
a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
- Andizhan
-
noun,
a city in E Uzbekistan, SE of Tashkent.
- fairlead
-
noun,
a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- raphide
-
plural noun,
acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.
- panhead
-
noun,
a rivet or screw head having the form of a truncated cone.
- Phaenna
-
noun,
one of the Graces worshiped at Sparta.
- phalera
-
noun,
a metal disk or boss worn on a man's breast as an ornament or as a military decoration or used to adorn the harness of a horse.
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- annelid
-
noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- Nalline
-
- Haldane
-
noun,
John Burdon Sanderson [bur-dn san-der-suh n] /ˈbɜr dn ˈsæn dər sən/ (Show IPA), 1892–1964, English biochemist, geneticist, and writer.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- earflap
-
noun,
either of a pair of flaps attached to a cap, for covering the ears in cold weather.
- Perilla
-
noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- pannier
-
noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- alanine
-
noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- Phaedra
-
noun,
the wife of Theseus who fell in love with Hippolytus, her stepson, and eventually hanged herself after causing his death.
- Frannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Aleardi
-
noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- Randall
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- fenland
-
noun,
a low area of marshy ground.
- paladin
-
noun,
any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- Parnell
-
noun,
Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- araneid
-
noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- fade-in
-
noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- Pandean
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adjective,
of or relating to the god Pan.
- Ariadne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Rapidan
-
noun,
a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- Finland
-
noun,
Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- Eliphaz
-
noun,
a son of Esau and Adah. Gen. 36:2–4.
- firepan
-
noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- flannel
-
noun,
a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
- fanzine
-
noun,
a magazine or other periodical produced inexpensively by and for fans of science fiction and fantasy writing, comic books, popular music, or other specialized popular interests.
- flinder
-
noun,
Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- elfland
-
noun,
the realm or world of elves; fairyland.
- Ardella
-
noun,
a female given name.
- end-all
-
noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- Raphael
-
noun,
(Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483–1520, Italian painter.
- airhead
-
noun,
an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing.
- inhaler
-
noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- pinhead
-
noun,
the head of a pin.
- Halpern
-
noun,
Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
- piranha
-
noun,
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
- lindane
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- Delilah
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noun,
Samson's mistress, who betrayed him to the Philistines. Judges 16.
- Zahedan
-
noun,
a city in E Iran.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Helprin
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noun,
Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Zealand
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noun,
the largest island of Denmark: Copenhagen is located here. 2709 sq. mi. (7015 sq. km).
- Ireland
-
noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Daphnia
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noun,
a genus of tiny, freshwater crustaceans having a transparent body, used in biological research and as food for tropical fish.
- Lapland
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noun,
a region in N Norway, N Sweden, N Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the NW Russian Federation in Europe: inhabited by Lapps.
- planned
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noun,
a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance:
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- planner
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noun,
a person who plans.
- landler
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noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- helipad
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noun,
a takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without commercial facilities.
- Handler
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noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- hardpan
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noun,
any layer of firm detrital matter, as of clay, underlying soft soil.
Compare caliche, duricrust.
- headpin
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noun,
the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.
- harelip
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- hanaper
-
noun,
a wicker receptacle for documents.
- phrenia
-
- Philae
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noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- pinard
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noun,
wine.
- Faenza
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noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- Deanna
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Diana.
- panzer
-
noun,
a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.
- failed
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noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- pillar
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noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- pilfer
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verb (used with or without object),
to steal, especially in small quantities.
- phiale
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noun,
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- faille
-
noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- dinner
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noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- plani-
-
- pardah
-
noun,
purdah.
- parade
-
noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- perfin
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- dharna
-
noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- pariah
-
noun,
an outcast.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- Delphi
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- phren.
-
- Filler
-
noun,
a person or thing that fills:
- fallen
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hiller
-
noun,
Dame Wendy, 1912–2003, British actress.
- Linnhe
-
noun,
Loch, Loch Linnhe.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- Lizard
-
noun,
any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing species.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- hedral
-
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Hazard
-
noun,
an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable:
- Harlan
-
noun,
John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Hanafi
-
noun,
one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Abu Hanifa.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lazear
-
noun,
Jesse William, 1866–1900, U.S. physician and bacteriologist.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- infra-
-
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- indef.
-
- Leland
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- Hallie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- faller
-
noun,
a person or thing that falls.
- pallia
-
noun,
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- Fianna
-
plural noun,
the Fenians.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fellah
-
noun,
a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.
- Palila
-
noun,
a stout Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxioides bailleui, having a thick, stubby bill, yellow head and breast, and gray back: an endangered species.
- pallid
-
adjective,
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- pandal
-
noun,
(in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- farina
-
noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- fardel
-
noun,
a bundle; burden.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Pahari
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- paella
-
noun,
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- Haller
-
noun,
Albrecht von [German ahl-brekht fuh n] /German ˈɑl brɛxt fən/ (Show IPA), 1708–77, Swiss physiologist, botanist, and writer.
- Friend
-
noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- halide
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- Hainan
-
noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. an island in the South China Sea, separated from the mainland by the Hainan Strait: a part of Guangdong province. 13,200 sq. mi. (34,200 sq. km).
- Nanhai
-
noun,
former name of Foshan.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- frazil
-
noun,
ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- nephr-
-
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- finder
-
noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Alfred
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Old English words meaning “elf” and “counsel.”.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- zander
-
noun,
a freshwater pikeperch, Stizostedion (Lucioperca) lucioperca, of central Europe, valued as a food fish.
- adren-
-
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Dahlia
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Dahlia, native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flower heads.
- Zillah
-
noun,
(in British India) any of the districts into which a province was divided for administrative purposes.
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- refill
-
noun,
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Dallan
-
noun,
dalan.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- zenana
-
noun,
the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.
- Azrael
-
noun,
(in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at the moment of death.
- Raphia
-
noun,
raffia.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Azande
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Congo-Sudan region of central Africa.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- afeard
-
adjective,
afraid.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- redfin
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Dalila
-
noun,
Delilah (def 1).
- Andean
-
adjective,
of or like the Andes.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Daphne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a nymph who, when pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- Zilpah
-
noun,
the mother of Gad and Asher. Gen. 30:10–13.
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Zinder
-
noun,
a city in S Niger.
- afraid
-
adjective,
feeling fear; filled with apprehension:
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Dallin
-
noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Zadar
-
noun,
a seaport in W Croatia, on the Adriatic: formerly, with surrounding territory, an exclave of Italy.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Allah
-
noun,
the Supreme Being; God.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- farad
-
noun,
the standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which there appears a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by a quantity of electricity equal to one coulomb. Symbol: F.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- Palla
-
noun,
a voluminous square of cloth draped around the body as a mantle or wrap, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- andr-
-
- fella
-
noun,
fellow.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- panda
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- anal.
-
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Alpha
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Plzen
-
noun,
a city in Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- flail
-
noun,
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Hafiz
-
noun,
a title of respect for a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart.
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- Haifa
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Israel.
- refl.
-
- hazan
-
noun,
a cantor of a synagogue.
- rhiza
-
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- halal
-
noun,
a halal animal or halal meat.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Hanna
-
noun,
Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- reni-
-
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- hadal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the greatest ocean depths, below approximately 20,000 feet (6500 meters).
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- aden-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Franz
-
noun,
a male given name, German form of Frank.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Hind.
-
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- Hazel
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Corylus, of the birch family, having toothed, ovate leaves and bearing edible nuts, as C. avellana, of Europe, or C. americana and C. cornuta, of the Western Hemisphere.
- hazer
-
noun,
a person or thing that hazes.
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- frill
-
noun,
a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- Falla
-
noun,
Manuel de [mah-nwel de] /mɑˈnwɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1946, Spanish composer.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilaf
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- dizen
-
verb (used with object),
to deck with clothes or finery; bedizen.
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dipl.
-
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Zeph.
-
- prize
-
noun,
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- Lanza
-
noun,
Mario (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) 1921–59, U.S. tenor and film actor.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Phil.
-
- Phila
-
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- phile
-
- Lazar
-
noun,
a person infected with a disease, especially leprosy.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- aeri-
-
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Zilla
-
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Delhi
-
noun,
a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km).
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- prand
-
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- prae-
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- 30-30
-
- plaza
-
noun,
a public square or open space in a city or town.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- lalia
-
- 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).
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Herzl
-
noun,
Theodor [tey-aw-dohr] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Hungarian-born Austrian Jewish writer and journalist: founder of the political Zionist movement.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- dial.
-
- pref.
-
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- plan-
-
- pred.
-
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- herp.
-
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Azide
-
noun,
any compound containing the azido group, as sodium azide, NaN 3 .
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- PharD
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pari-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- rall.
-
- Parl.
-
- Heinz
-
noun,
H(enry) J(ohn) 1844–1919, U.S. businessman: founder of food-processing company.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- hier-
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- Zande
-
noun,
Azande.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Panza
-
noun,
Sancho, Sancho Panza.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Falda
-
noun,
a white silk vestment extending from the waist to the ground, worn over the cassock by the pope on solemn occasions.
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- aphid
-
noun,
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rhin-
-
- para-
-
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- Hilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- heli-
-
- Izard
-
noun,
a chamois that inhabits the Pyrenees.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Penza
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- peri-
-
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Zelda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Griselda.
- Pfalz
-
noun,
German name of The Palatinate.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Arnel
-
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- phane
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Ariz.
-
- Eliz.
-
- pedi-
-
- PEDir
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Zaria
-
noun,
a city in N central Nigeria.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Penn.
-
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lip-
-
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- pnea
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Zara
-
noun,
former name of Zadar.
- zarf
-
noun,
(in the Levant) a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Zend
-
noun,
Zoroastrianism. a translation and exposition of the Avesta in Pahlavi.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- perf
-
- per.
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Pen.
-
- pelf
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ped.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- par.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Pan.
-
- perh
-
- PERL
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- prin
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pre-
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- 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.
- prez
-
noun,
president.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAAF
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- rad.
-
- phr.
-
- Phiz
-
noun,
face.
- Phar
-
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nah.
-
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- NADP
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rida
-
- NADH
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Pal.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Neph
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ref.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neh.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Fahr
-
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- dlr.
-
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- 1080
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- efph
-
- Fall
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Flip
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Fla.
-
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flap
-
noun,
something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
- fld.
-
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- FLRA
-
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- FPHA
-
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- fedn
-
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- faze
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt:
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fed.
-
- fell
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- FERA
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- Fin.
-
- dif-
-
- Diaz
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), Dias, Bartholomeu.
- friz
-
noun,
the state of being frizzed.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- all-
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ANPA
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- aph-
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- AARP
-
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adze
-
noun,
an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle.
- aer-
-
- afr-
-
- Aire
-
- Ahaz
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 735?–715? b.c. II Kings 16; II Chron. 28:9.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AInd
-
- Anza
-
noun,
Juan Bautista de [hwahn bou-tees-tah th e] /ʰwɑn baʊˈtis tɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1735–88, Spanish frontiersman and army officer, born in Mexico: explored western coast of U.S.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- dia-
-
- Den.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- def.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- daze
-
noun,
a dazed condition; state of bemusement:
- Apr.
-
- Azan
-
noun,
(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Fri.
-
- enl.
-
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ill.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Ire.
-
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- IAEA
-
- her.
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Ind.
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- haaf
-
noun,
deep-sea fishing grounds off the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HRIP
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- IndE
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Haze
-
noun,
an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- inae
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- iana
-
- ile-
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- idae
-
- hal-
-
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- az-
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RAF
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- Rd.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ard
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ine
-
- Apl
-
- Re.
-
- hr.
-
- DPH
-
- PLA
-
- ier
-
- IDP
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ide
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- 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.
- LHD
-
- pl.
-
- Lif
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- DFA
-
- 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.
- dh-
-
- dha
-
- ial
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- plf
-
- DAE
-
- lep
-
- prf
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IHP
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- pli
-
- DAR
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- PRA
-
- lez
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- PLR
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- LaF
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- AAP
-
- adz
-
noun,
an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- AEF
-
- AFA
-
- Aar
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ZIP
-
noun,
a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
- ap-
-
- ZIF
-
noun,
Ziv.
- ad-
-
- Af.
-
- AIA
-
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- al.
-
- AAF
-
- Zed
-
noun,
the letter Z or z.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- zap
-
noun,
force, energy, or drive; zip.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- iph
-
- ANF
-
- REA
-
- LDL
-
- RDF
-
- RDA
-
- IPA
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INH
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- LDP
-
- Ld.
-
- AFL
-
- RFI
-
- AFP
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RFE
-
- IRL
-
- RFD
-
- RFA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- La.
-
- ize
-
- DHL
-
- di.
-
- Ia.
-
- FHA
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fez
-
noun,
a felt cap, usually of a red color, having the shape of a truncated cone, and ornamented with a long black tassel, worn by men in Egypt and North Africa: formerly the national headdress of the Turks.
- Fia
-
- NAD
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- HDL
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- hd.
-
- FDA
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- prn
-
- PDF
-
noun,
a file format that makes it possible to display text and graphics in the same fixed layout on any computer screen.
- EPA
-
- LLD
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
-
- Paz
-
noun,
Octavio [ok-tey-vee-oh;; Spanish awk-tah-vyaw] /ɒkˈteɪ viˌoʊ;; Spanish ɔkˈtɑ vyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel prize 1990.
- NAA
-
- LPN
-
- ERP
-
- Ez.
-
- FAA
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- Pr.
-
- ll.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NHA
-
- NFL
-
- NFD
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- NHL
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Frl
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- NHI
-
- NIA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- NNE
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- NNP
-
- NLF
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Fl.
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Ep.
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- en-
-
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- EAA
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PhD
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ed.
-
- PhL
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- PHA
-
- pfd
-
- pf.
-
- EDP
-
- ef-
-
- ea.
-
- dz.
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- DNA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- DIL
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- id.
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- HRE
-
- HPD
-
- DNR
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- DPA
-
- 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:
- PID
-
- DPI
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- efl
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- eir
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- EHF
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- hf.
-
- Ehr
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DN
-
- LR
-
- ZA
-
noun,
pizza.
- NH
-
- ln
-
- z.
-
- RP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- fn
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- DP
-
- HL
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- HZ
-
- i.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ZI
-
- HP
-
- h.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- Zl
-
- Zn
-
- FD
-
- IP
-
- FP
-
- RF
-
- NZ
-
- L1
-
- RH
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- le
-
- PH
-
- DF
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- LH
-
- dl
-
- FE
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- LZ
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LF
-
- NL
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- N.
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ND
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NF
-
- Zr
-