Anagrams of saprolite
Word saprolite has
1143 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of saprolite.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- stearo-
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- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- aristo-
-
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- petrol.
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- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- astrol.
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- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- iatro-
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- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- liters
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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.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- lories
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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.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- petro-
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- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- sapro-
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- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lister
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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.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- spiro-
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- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- paleo-
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- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- patri-
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- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- lepto-
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- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- elisor
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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.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- ptero-
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- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
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- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- pleio-
-
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- tropes
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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.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tripes
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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.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- 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.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- septi-
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- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- tarso-
-
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- astro-
-
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- orial
-
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- 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:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- petr-
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- oste-
-
- prae-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- peta-
-
- post-
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Pres.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prot.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- OPers
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- petri
-
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pleo-
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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).
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plio-
-
- rapes
-
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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- poet.
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- peri-
-
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- resp.
-
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- patr-
-
- 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.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pari-
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Port.
-
- 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.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Parl.
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- 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.
- pale-
-
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pert.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- part.
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- rept.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- pros.
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ster.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- ileo-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- 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).
- IATSE
-
- Srta.
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- 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.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- 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.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- 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.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- astr.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tears
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- 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.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- treas
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sito-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- lipo-
-
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- trop-
-
- sero-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- seti-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- 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.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alto-
-
- areo-
-
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- 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.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- top-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- psia
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tri-
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- pts.
-
- PSAT
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- prs.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rpt.
-
- rit.
-
- Sat.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ter.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- str.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sra.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 1080
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lip-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- pro-
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- alt.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ire.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- epit
-
- ates
-
- epi-
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pol.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pat.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- per.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pre-
-
- pot.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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:
- pil-
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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.
- pos.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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.
- ier
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ILO
-
- STL
-
- ILP
-
- PLA
-
- ILS
-
- ior
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- pl.
-
- Ia.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- PIO
-
- ESR
-
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- TAL
-
- ESL
-
- ERT
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- IAS
-
- ETS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- STP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- REA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- ial
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ESA
-
- 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.
- pli
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aor
-
- 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.
- POR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- PSE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- APS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- al.
-
- Tro
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- PSA
-
- PRA
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- EIS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PLR
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TIA
-
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ea.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IOT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- eir
-
- POA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RPS
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- at.
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PLO
-
- Ir.
-
- STI
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Pr.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ROP
-
- SAE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ROA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- SLA
-
- PTO
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SLE
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ose
-
- OPA
-
- SLP
-
- ot-
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OTS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SAR
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- OAS
-
- OTA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- Ola
-
- OSA
-
- Pa.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- op.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- 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).
- LSI
-
- OSP
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SLR
-
- OIt
-
- Sr.
-
- ITA
-
- rt.
-
- ist
-
- RSE
-
- ISR
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- SPR
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- spt
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- So.
-
- ISA
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- 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:
- RPO
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ote
-
- La.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Lt.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ol
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SL
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- LR
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- RI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TL
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- IP
-
- EI
-
- RP
-