Anagrams of self-important

Word self-important has 3875 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of self-important.

11 letter words you can make with self-important

trampolines: noun, a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.

10 letter words you can make with self-important

Ptolemaist: noun, an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
potentials: noun, possibility; potentiality:
reimplants: verb (used with object), Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
impersonal: adjective, not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person:
trampoline: noun, a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
prestation: noun, a payment in money or in services.
armipotent: adjective, strong in battle.
seal-point: noun, a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
Palmerston: noun, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
first-name: noun, given name.

9 letter words you can make with self-important

stationer: noun, a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
protamine: noun, any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
mentalist: noun, a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
far-point: noun, the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
soleprint: noun, a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
orientals: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
pantofles: noun, a slipper.
reflation: noun, restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
antipoles: noun, the opposite pole.
rolamites: noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
sterilant: noun, a sterilizing agent.
temporals: noun, a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
spearmint: noun, an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
pinafores: noun, a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
tin-plate: noun, thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
Lattimore: noun, Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
martinets: noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
ptomaines: noun, any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
Peronista: noun, Peronist.
Petrolina: noun, a city in NE Brazil.
almonries: noun, the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
slant-top: adjective, (especially of a desk) having a slant front.
formalins: noun, a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
Orleanist: noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
sea-front: noun, an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
Trasimeno: noun, a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
pot-metal: noun, an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
important: adjective, of much or great significance or consequence:
spermato-
part-time: noun, a period of time that is less than the usual or full time.
tormentil: noun, a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.
orpiments: noun, a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
lentiform: adjective, lenticular.
prelatism: noun, prelacy; episcopacy.
atropines: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
manifesto: noun, a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
filtrates: noun, liquid that has been passed through a filter.
impotents: adjective, not potent; lacking power or ability.
trailsmen: noun, a person who follows a trail.
relations: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
potential: noun, possibility; potentiality:
patentors: noun, a person or official agency that grants patents.
reimplant: verb (used with object), Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
tramlines: noun, a streetcar system.
mestranol: noun, an estrogen, C 21 H 26 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
saprolite: noun, soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
Platonism: noun, the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
Aristotle: noun, 384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
on-stream: adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
prolamins: noun, any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
palmettos: noun, any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
flatirons: noun, a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
remittals: noun, a remission.
tremolant: noun, an organ pipe producing a tremolant tone.
trotlines: noun, a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
frontlets: noun, Also, frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead:
triptanes: noun, a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
patrolmen: noun, a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
Patterson: noun, Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
serotinal: adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
simpleton: noun, an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
aftermost: adjective, Nautical. farthest aft; aftmost:
point-set: adjective, (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
natrolite: noun, a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.

8 letter words you can make with self-important

tramples: noun, the act of trampling.
Romanies: noun, Gypsy (def 2).
tonalist: noun, a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
rampions: noun, a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
platform: noun, a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
relation: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
marlines: noun, small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
platino-
fitments: noun, equipment; furnishing.
forspent: adjective, worn out; exhausted.
fistnote: noun, a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
panelist: noun, a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
profanes: adjective, characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
tramline: noun, a streetcar system.
neoplasm: noun, a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
Romanist: noun, Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
teratism: noun, love or worship of the monstrous.
talipots: noun, a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
saponite: noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
napiform: adjective, round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
frontlet: noun, Also, frontal. a decorative band, ribbon, or the like, worn across the forehead:
Romanite: noun, a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
polemist: noun, a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
pilaster: noun, a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
pertains: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
flattens: Verb phrases, flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
splitter: noun, a person or thing that splits.
splinter: noun, a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
nepotism: noun, patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
marplots: noun, a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
fleapits: noun, a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
smaltite: noun, a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
pantries: noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
personal: noun, a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
splatter: noun, an act or instance of splattering.
flatters: noun, a person or thing that makes something flat.
tolerant: adjective, inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
prolines: noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
transmit: verb (used with object), to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
profiles: noun, the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
strepto-
flatiron: noun, a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
tentoria: noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
transept: noun, any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
Maronite: noun, a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
meropias: noun, partial blindness.
flaperon: noun, a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
Pointers: noun, a person or thing that points.
romaines: noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
prolamin: noun, any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
impanels: verb (used with object), to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
notaries: noun, notary public.
impearls: verb (used with object), to form into drops resembling pearls.
Tirolean: noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
fire-pot: noun, the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
terminal: noun, a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
straiten: verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
impotent: noun, an impotent person:
tampions: noun, a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
manifest: noun, a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.
tertians: noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
Matteson: noun, a town in NE Illinois.
atropine: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
inflates: verb (used with object), to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
atropism: noun, poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
ton-mile: noun, a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
filament: noun, a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril:
maniples: noun, (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
trotline: noun, a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
pralines: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
minarets: noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
torments: noun, a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
manropes: noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
implores: verb (used with object), to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
prattles: noun, the act of prattling.
Solimena: noun, Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
pieforts: noun, piedfort.
topsmelt: noun, a silversides, Atherinops affinis, of waters along the Pacific coast of North America: valued as a food fish.
fermions: noun, any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
mantlets: noun, mantelet (def 2).
intreats: verb (used with or without object), entreat.
inflames: verb (used with object), to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
planters: noun, a person who plants.
plaister: noun, verb (used with object), plaster.
tropines: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
firestop: noun, any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another.
finestra: noun, an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
metalist: noun, a person who works with metals.
ten-spot: noun, a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
patentor: noun, a person or official agency that grants patents.
mistreat: verb (used with object), to treat badly or abusively.
firepans: noun, a metal grate for holding hot coals.
rimstone: noun, a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
frontals: noun, Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
potlines: noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
maintops: noun, a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
patterns: noun, a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
lempiras: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
11-point
Primates: noun, the order comprising the primates.
Interpol: noun, an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
setiform: adjective, bristle-shaped; setaceous.
minstrel: noun, a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
orpiment: noun, a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
INTELSAT: noun, a global communications satellite network under international control.
plastron: noun, a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
partlets: noun, a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
totalism: noun, totalitarianism.
implants: noun, Medicine/Medical. any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body. medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy. implantation (def 1).
mineral.
filtrate: noun, liquid that has been passed through a filter.
maltster: noun, a maker of or dealer in malt.
elations: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
tertials: noun, a tertial feather.
sea-lion: noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
Paterson: noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
insolate: verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
foliates: adjective, covered with or having leaves.
pi-meson: noun, pion.
slattern: noun, a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
lamister: noun, lamster.
templars: noun, a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
retinals: noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
ptomaine: noun, any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
falsetto: noun, an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
semolina: noun, a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
temporal: noun, a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
polestar: noun, Polaris.
operants: noun, a person or thing that operates.
Pinafore: noun, a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
Masonite
triolets: noun, a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
rifleman: noun, a soldier armed with a rifle.
portents: noun, an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
psoralen: noun, a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
rolamite: noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
pantiles: noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
Trilafon
moralist: noun, a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
pinaster: noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
foilsmen: noun, a person who fences with a foil.
foilsman: noun, a person who fences with a foil.
pantofle: noun, a slipper.
amniotes: noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
moraines: noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
pimentos: noun, pimiento.
foramens: noun, an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
sprattle: noun, a struggle; fight.
Formalin: noun, a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
loftsmen: noun, a person who prepares molds and patterns.
loftsman: noun, a person who prepares molds and patterns.
raiments: noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
alienors: noun, a person who transfers property.
formates: noun, a salt or ester of formic acid.
petrosal: adjective, petrous; hard or stony.
palmetto: noun, any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
formants: noun, Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
aliments: noun, that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
Oriental: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
triptane: noun, a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
triplane
senorita: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
septimal: adjective, of or based on the number seven.
repaints: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
raftsmen: noun, a person who manages or is employed on a raft.
retinols: noun, vitamin A.
toenails: noun, a nail of a toe.
almoners: noun, a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
laminose: adjective, laminate; laminar.
martlets: noun, British Dialect. a house martin.
foresail: noun, the lowermost sail on a foremast.
ratlines: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
foremast: noun, the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
strontia: noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
pomfrets: noun, any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic and Pacific.
nitrates: noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
remittal: noun, a remission.
paletots: noun, any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
tritomas: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
Peronist: noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
floaters: noun, a person or thing that floats.
farnesol: noun, a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
trenails: noun, treenail.
Monstera: noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
polentas: noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
ensiform: adjective, sword-shaped; xiphoid.
prostate: noun, prostate gland.
tenorist: noun, a person who sings tenor.
lampions: noun, a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
lean-tos: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
trefoils: noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
martinet: noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
painters: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
pleonasm: noun, the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
flitters: noun, a person or thing that flits.
patients: noun, a person who is under medical care or treatment.
spoliate: verb (used with or without object), to plunder, rob, or ruin.
petiolar: adjective, of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
antipole: noun, the opposite pole.
pronates: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
pelorias: noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
ailerons: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
milepost: noun, any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
replants: verb (used with object), to plant again.
farinose: adjective, yielding farina.
open-air: noun, the outdoors.
informal: adjective, without formality or ceremony; casual:
tritones: noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
Lorestan: noun, Luristan.
Protista: noun, a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
Fairmont: noun, a city in W West Virginia.
Monteria: noun, a city in N Colombia.
Montreal: noun, a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
entrails: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
Peronism: noun, the principles or policies of Juan Perón.

7 letter words you can make with self-important

orients: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
tapster: noun, a bartender.
plasmin: noun, fibrinolysin.
martnet: noun, an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
reposal: noun, the act of reposing.
tinters: noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
pointel: noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
Orleans: noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
steato-
Marston: noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
Persian: noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
marplot: noun, a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
matelot: noun, a sailor.
fermion: noun, any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
Marline: noun, small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
tipster: noun, a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
platers: noun, a person or thing that plates.
lifters: noun, a person or thing that lifts.
spatter: noun, the act or the sound of spattering:
orpines: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
falters: noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
inflame: verb (used with object), to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
reposit: verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
Maspero: noun, Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
plasmo-
pointal: noun, pointel.
Marisol: noun, (Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
felspar: noun, feldspar.
Platter: noun, a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
impresa: noun, a device or emblem.
tin-pot: adjective, inferior; paltry; shoddy.
persona: noun, a person.
pattens: noun, any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
fantoms: noun, an apparition or specter.
femoral: adjective, of, relating to, or situated at, in, or near the thigh or femur.
martins: noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
fatties: noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
plotter: noun, a person or thing that plots.
marlins: noun, any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
martlet: noun, British Dialect. a house martin.
imprest: noun, an advance of money; loan.
parison: noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
rotates: adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
pointes: noun, the tip of the toe.
Falster: noun, an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
Ploesti: noun, a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
infares: noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
platies: noun, platyfish.
marines: noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
plaster: 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.
replant: verb (used with object), to plant again.
pointer: noun, a person or thing that points.
pertain: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
repaint: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
fattens: verb (used with object), to make fat.
imports: noun, something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
spermo-
petrol.
lipomas: noun, a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
loiters: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
palmers: noun, a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
Foreman: noun, a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
petrols: noun, British. gasoline.
Pimento: noun, pimiento.
foramen: noun, an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
loments: noun, a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
retinol: noun, vitamin A.
Templar: noun, a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
tartine: noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
retinal: noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
foments: verb (used with object), to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
foliate: adjective, covered with or having leaves.
formals: noun, a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
folates: noun, folic acid.
tarpons: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
Loraine: noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
paletot: noun, any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
Palermo: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
pinoles: noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
station: noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
flotsam: noun, the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan.
florist: noun, a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
florins: noun, a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
Loretta: noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Lorient: noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
florets: noun, a small flower.
linters: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
forints: noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
formant: noun, Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
petitor: noun, a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
panties: noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
teapots: noun, a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
piefort: noun, piedfort.
rialtos: noun, an exchange or mart.
stapler: noun, a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
paniers: noun, pannier.
frontal: noun, Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
frontis: noun, the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court. Compare rebote (def 1).
litotes: noun, understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
Fremont: noun, a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
starlit: adjective, lighted by the stars:
Riesman: noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
retsina: noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
litters: noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
stamper: noun, a person or thing that stamps.
stamin-
formate: noun, a salt or ester of formic acid.
Petsamo: noun, Finnish name of Pechenga.
pilfers: verb (used with or without object), to steal, especially in small quantities.
Telamon: noun, atlas (def 5).
startle: noun, a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
Loafers: noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
Stalino: noun, a former name of Donetsk.
Telstar
pantile: noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
forties: noun, a cardinal number, ten times four.
loaners: noun, a person or thing that loans.
palters: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
Forseti: noun, the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
Pilsner: noun, a pale, light lager beer.
formats: noun, the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
retains: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
spotter: noun, a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
planter: noun, a person who plants.
maltose: noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
firmans: noun, an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
pitmans: noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
firepan: noun, a metal grate for holding hot coals.
fireman: noun, a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
stearin: noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
finspot: noun, any clinid fish of the genus Paraclinus, having an eyelike spot on the dorsal fin, as P. integripinnis, of California.
imperf.
impers.
Malines: noun, Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
malison: noun, a curse.
implant: noun, Medicine/Medical. any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body. medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy. implantation (def 1).
finales: noun, the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
Rosalie: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
tertial: noun, a tertial feather.
reptant: adjective, repent2 .
implore: verb (used with object), to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
plaints: noun, a complaint.
filmset: adjective, (of type) set on a photocomposer.
tertian: noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
manifer: noun, a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.
maniple: noun, (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
Osmanli: noun, an Ottoman.
manrope: noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
planers: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
Rosetta: noun, a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
stearo-
impones: verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
mantlet: noun, mantelet (def 2).
limners: noun, a person who paints or draws.
impearl: verb (used with object), to form into drops resembling pearls.
impasto: noun, the laying on of paint thickly.
Statler: noun, Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
spitter: noun, a person or thing that spits.
floater: noun, a person or thing that floats.
Painter: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
flitter: noun, a person or thing that flits.
pintles: noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
imarets: noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
spoiler: noun, a person or thing that spoils.
piolets: noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
Tarlton: noun, Richard, died 1588, English actor.
retails: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
fleapit: noun, a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
spleno-
flatter: noun, a person or thing that makes something flat.
flatten: Verb phrases, flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def 61).
spittle: noun, saliva; spit.
Romaine: noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
mailers: noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
impales: verb (used with object), to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
Romains: noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
impanel: verb (used with object), to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
flamens: noun, (in ancient Rome) a priest.
spirant: noun, fricative (def 2).
Linares: noun, a city in S Spain.
maestro: noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
limpets: noun, any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
maftirs: noun, the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
etatism: noun, state socialism.
pistole: noun, a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
imparts: verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
impaste: verb (used with object), to cover with or enclose in a paste.
fitment: noun, equipment; furnishing.
Polaris: 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.
merinos: noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
matrons: noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
Antlers: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
monesia: noun, a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
trefoil: noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
antero-
Anteros: noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
slotter: noun, a person or thing that slots.
peloria: noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
pronate: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
patines: noun, patina.
norites: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
patient: noun, a person who is under medical care or treatment.
isolate: noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
treason: noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
promise: noun, a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
talents: noun, a special natural ability or aptitude:
aplites: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
anomite: noun, a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
anisole: noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
apostil: noun, a marginal annotation or note.
Montale: noun, Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
Amorite: noun, a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
amosite: noun, an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
Psalter: noun, the Biblical book of Psalms.
Ampelos: noun, a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
protist: noun, any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
trepans: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
seaport: noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
lean-to: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
trental: noun, a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
protest: noun, an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
protein: noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
trenail: noun, treenail.
protean: adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
monster: noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
prostie: noun, a prostitute.
normals: adjective, conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
apostle: noun, any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
iterant: adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
talions: noun, lex talionis.
etalons: noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
Smeaton: noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
stomat-
satinet: noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
trample: noun, the act of trampling.
smitten: verb, a past participle of smite.
arpents: noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
notates: verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
snifter: noun, Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
arseno-
talipes: noun, a clubfoot.
talipot: noun, a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
ARTEMIS: noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
sapient: adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
Martens: noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
patents: noun, the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
smatter: noun, slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
transp.
prolate: adjective, elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
proline: noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
transom: noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
transl.
Transit: noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
transf.
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
smarten: Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
moisten: verb (used with or without object), to make or become moist.
profane: adjective, characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
nostril: noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
Pelotas: noun, a city in S Brazil.
stomate: noun, stoma (def 1).
profits: noun, Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
aristo-
profile: noun, the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
Leftist: noun, a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
amorist: noun, a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
Pearson: noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
oarsmen: noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
striate: adjective, striated.
aileron: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
ailment: noun, a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
tritons: noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
tritone: noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
lampers: noun, lampas.
Tritoma: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
Simplon: noun, a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
aftmost: adjective, aftermost (def 1).
patriot: noun, a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
Tristan: noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
trisome: noun, a trisomic individual.
alerion: noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
laments: noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
triplet: noun, one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
triples: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
lampion: noun, a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
ratines: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
alienor: noun, a person who transfers property.
nemato-
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
rapines: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
settlor: noun, a person who makes a settlement of property.
natters: noun, a conversation; chat.
pattern: noun, a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
tropism: noun, an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
tropine: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
patters: noun, a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
patties: noun, any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
strati-
ramtils: noun, Niger seed.
strato-
rampion: noun, a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
trompes: noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
nailers: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
lamster: noun, a fugitive from the law.
rations: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
aliform: adjective, wing-shaped; wing-like; alar.
moraine: noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
seminar: noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
altoist: noun, a performer on the alto saxophone.
mortise: noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
mortals: noun, a human being.
pteroma: noun, pteron.
semipro: adjective, noun, semiprofessional.
tailors: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
pterion: noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
lattens: noun, a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
seminal: adjective, pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
Morelia: noun, a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
slip-on: noun, something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
trifles: noun, an article or thing of very little value.
morales: noun, emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
Patmore: noun, Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
amniote: noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
senator: noun, a member of a senate.
realist: noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
raiment: noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
latinos: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
aliment: noun, that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
Nilotes: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Latimer: noun, Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
ratites: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
mottles: noun, a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
ratline: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
almoner: noun, a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
nitrate: noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
triolet: noun, a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
Lafitte: noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
rattles: noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
rattons: noun, a rat.
riposte: noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
alpines: 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.
latrine: noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
realism: noun, interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
artiste: noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
armlets: noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
traipse: noun, a tiring walk.
insofar: adverb, to such an extent (usually followed by as):
merlots: noun, a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
enamors: verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
reliant: adjective, having or showing dependence:
merlons: noun, (in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
portent: noun, an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
merlins: noun, a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
sterno-
parties: noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
piaster: noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
sternal: adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
Opaline: adjective, of or like opal; opalescent.
entails: noun, the act of entailing.
safrole: noun, a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 10 H 10 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
remains: noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
entoils: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
meropia: noun, partial blindness.
Emporia: noun, a city in E Kansas.
entraps: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
Salerno: noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
pottles: noun, a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
Partlet: noun, a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
potties: noun, a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
metrist: noun, a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
Permian: noun, Geology. the Permian Period or System.
salient: noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
potline: noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
Stilton
partite: noun, an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
to-name: noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
Postman: noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
postern: noun, a back door or gate.
instate: verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
onliest: Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
tomenta: noun, pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
entrail: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
operant: noun, a person or thing that operates.
elastin: noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
oralist: noun, an advocate of oralism.
polenta: noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
optimes: noun, (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
spaniel: noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
oralism: noun, the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
espanol: noun, the Spanish language.
Esparto: noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
Stentor: noun, (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
melano-
titfers: noun, hat.
estamin: noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
Estonia: noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
mattins: noun, matin (def 1).
estriol: noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
matters: noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
inflate: verb (used with object), to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
optimal: adjective, optimum (def 3).
informs: Verb phrases, inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:
Menotti: noun, Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
persalt: 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.
pontils: noun, punty.
menials: noun, a domestic servant.
step-on: adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
epinaos: noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
step-in: noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
meltons: noun, a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
Pomfret: noun, any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic and Pacific.
toaster: noun, an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
Epsilon: noun, the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
toenail: noun, a nail of a toe.
erasion: noun, the act of erasing.
maintop: noun, a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
opiates: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
paroles: 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.
Melitta: noun, a female given name.
elation: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
postmen: noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
starlet: noun, a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
tonlets: noun, a skirt of plates.
atomies: noun, an atom; mote.
minaret: noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
atonies: noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
atopies: noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
pastern: noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
milters: noun, a male fish in breeding time.
tampons: noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
tampion: noun, a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
attires: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
prelim.
attorns: verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
saltern: noun, a saltworks.
torment: noun, a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
perfins: noun, a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
olefins: noun, any member of the alkene series.
tortile: adjective, twisted; coiled.
prattle: noun, the act of prattling.
pastime: noun, something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
Mistral: noun, a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
rimples: noun, a wrinkle.
sampler: noun, a person who samples.
lempira: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
primate: noun, Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
Minster: noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
astrol.
atiptoe: adverb, adjective, standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
saltire: 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.
saltine: noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
saltier: noun, saltire.
tampers: noun, a person or thing that tamps.
Mineola: noun, a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
Preston: noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
Torenia: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
prelims: noun, preliminary.
topsail: noun, a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
leptons: noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
Perlman: noun, Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
topline: adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
leproma: noun, the swollen lesion of leprosy.
topmast: noun, the mast next above a lower mast, usually formed as a separate spar from the lower mast and used to support the yards or rigging of a topsail or topsails.
Lepanto: noun, Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
toprail: noun, the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
partons: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
praline: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
intreat: verb (used with or without object), entreat.

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pantie: noun, panties.
Pareto: noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
stater: noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
Lepton: noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
stolen: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
lionet: noun, a young or small lion.
Parent: noun, a father or a mother.
Li-sao: noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
parole: 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.
lifter: noun, a person or thing that lifts.
Lenoir: noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
limens: noun, threshold (def 4).
patios: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
linter: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
parles: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
strafe: noun, a strafing attack.
patrol: noun, a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
lemans: noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
patens: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
patron: noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
linear: adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
Patten: noun, any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
parens: plural noun, parentheses:
lifers: noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
patent: noun, the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
Lemnos: noun, a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
stoner: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
steno-
limpet: noun, any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
pastor: noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
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lepto-
sterol: noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
lipoma: noun, a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
latins: noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
pantos: noun, pantomime (def 2).
stipel: noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
liners: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
pastel: noun, a color having a soft, subdued shade.
stifle: noun, (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
stoper: noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
learnt: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
learns: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
patois: noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
latten: noun, a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
parson: noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
latter: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
partis: noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
paters: noun, British Informal. father.
paries: noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
panto-
parols: noun, something stated or declared.
stator: noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
lesion: noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
limner: noun, a person who paints or draws.
latens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Leipoa: noun, mallee fowl.
lipase: noun, any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
Latino: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
latent: adjective, present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
patine: noun, patina.
Patmos: noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
paster: noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
Lipton: noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
latest: noun, the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
parton: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
mitres: noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Pansil: noun, Pancha Sila.
mitral: adjective, of or resembling a miter.
softie: noun, softy.
oilers: noun, a person or thing that oils.
soften: verb (used with object), to make soft or softer.
samlet: noun, a young salmon.
sample: noun, a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
Miseno: noun, a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
oaters: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
soaper: noun, soap opera.
Mister: noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
santir: noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
miters: noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
mitten: noun, a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
samite: noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
sapote: 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.
M-line: noun, one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
sapro-
Sarton: noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Moesia: noun, an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
notate: verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
satori: noun, sudden enlightenment.
moires: noun, any moiré fabric.
smalto: noun, colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
molars: noun, Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
normal: noun, the average or mean:
oilmen: noun, a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
miners: noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
molies: noun, an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
Solera: noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
mesial: adjective, medial.
metal.
saline: noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
metro-
metros: noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
somni-
somite: noun, any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
somat-
Somali: noun, a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
Salmon: noun, a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
omenta: noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
sol-fa: noun, Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
Salome: noun, Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
olefin: noun, any member of the alkene series.
milers: noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
Salten: noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Milner: noun, Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
Solent: noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
Salter: noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
milpas: noun, (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
solemn: adjective, grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
solate: verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
milter: noun, a male fish in breeding time.
Milton: noun, John, 1608–74, English poet.
saltie: noun, an ocean-going sailor.
oleins: noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
molest: verb (used with object), to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
Molina: noun, Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
Merton: noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
nailer: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
septal: adjective, of or relating to a septum.
septi-
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
Nestor: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
simple: noun, an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
simper: noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
nerols: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
Simeon: noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
Silone: noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
Siloam: noun, a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
sitten: verb, past participle of sit1 .
Nepali: noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
silent: noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
Naoise: noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
sermon: noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
silane: noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
sifter: noun, a person or thing that sifts.
Napier: noun, neper.
Naples: noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
Napoli: noun, Italian name of Naples.
nemat-
set-to: noun, a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
natter: noun, a conversation; chat.
Nilote: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Sitter: noun, a person who sits.
Moline: noun, a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
morals: noun, the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
molten: noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
norite: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
norias: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Monera: noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
Moneta: noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
monial: noun, a mullion.
monies: noun, a plural of money.
sloper: noun, a person or thing that slopes.
no-par: adjective, without par or face value:
nopals: noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
Sloane: noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
morale: noun, emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
morels: noun, any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.
morsel: noun, a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
mortal: noun, a human being.
Senior: noun, a person who is older than another.
MOSFET: noun, Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
Senora: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
nitro-
nitres: noun, niter.
motets: noun, a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
motile: adjective, Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
Slater: noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
mottes: noun, a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
mottle: noun, a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
mesail: noun, a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
Mersin: noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
listen: Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
spline: noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
paleon
lories: noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
paleo-
sprain: noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
pairle: noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
paints: noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
paeons: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Lottie: noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
spoilt: noun, Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
splore: noun, a frolic; revel; carousal.
splint: noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
splen-
Lorena: noun, a female given name.
spital: noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
spiro-
spirea: 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.
spiral: noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
spinto: adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
maftir: noun, the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
spinor: noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
Mailer: noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
mailes: noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
spinet: noun, a small upright piano.
Mainer: noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
Romans: noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
Lorens: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lorans: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
spinel: noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
Stalin: noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Lister: noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
staple: 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.
panier: noun, pannier.
liters: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
panels: 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.
litres: noun, liter.
litten: adjective, lighted1 .
litter: noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
Littre: noun, Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
Pamirs: noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
stamen: noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
loafer: noun, a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
loaner: noun, a person or thing that loans.
Lorain: noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
palter: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
Loiret: noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
loiter: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
sproat: noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
loment: noun, a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
Lomita: noun, a town in SW California.
sprite: noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
Palmer: noun, a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
loners: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
sprint: noun, a short race at full speed.
sprent: adjective, sprinkled.
lopers: noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
ottars: noun, attar (def 1).
Merops: noun, (in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
Melton: noun, a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
matins: noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
orates: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
matri-
matron: noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
matter: noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
mattes: noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
Sparti: noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
optime: noun, (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
melan-
rotten: adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
opines: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
opiate: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
rottes: noun, rote2 .
rotate: adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
sortie: noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
menial: noun, a domestic servant.
mensal: adjective, monthly.
mental: noun, Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
Mentor: noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Merino: noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
merits: noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Merlin: noun, a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
merlon: noun, (in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
merlot: noun, a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
sailor: noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
maters: noun, British Informal. mother1 .
masto-
spinal: noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
Mariel: noun, a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
maline: noun, Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
Malone: noun, Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
maloti: noun, plural of loti.
Ostler: noun, hostler.
osteal: adjective, osseous.
mantel: noun, a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
mantis: noun, any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
Mantle: noun, a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
Maoris: noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
Rosina: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
sperm-
orpine: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
marine: noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Master: noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
Marino: noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
Marion: noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
Marist: noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
Rosita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Marlin: noun, any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
Marlon: noun, a male given name.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Martel: noun, a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
Marten: noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
oriels: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
maslin: noun, a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
Strain: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
oilman: noun, a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
Larine: adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
etalon: noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
polit.
polies: noun, Informal. polyester (def 2):
polers: noun, a person or thing that poles.
titres: noun, titer.
titmen: noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
titman: noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
titles: noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
espial: noun, the act of spying.
esprit: noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
estral: adjective, estrous.
Estrin: noun, estrone.
titfer: noun, hat.
titers: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
remits: noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
titans: noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
tisane: noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
poiser: noun, a person or thing that poises.
points: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
tiptoe: noun, the tip or end of a toe.
pointe: noun, the tip of the toe.
tip-on: noun, tip1 (def 4).
faints: noun, the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
rental: noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
falsie: noun, either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
falter: noun, the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
Strait: noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
tinter: noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
polite: adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
ponies: noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
fantom: noun, an apparition or specter.
enlist: verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
Elinor: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
elints: noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
toners: noun, a person or thing that tones.
elisor: noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
Elmira: noun, a city in S central New York.
Elmont: noun, a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
potent: noun, a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
poster: noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
postal: noun, Informal. postal card.
Empson: noun, William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
emptor: noun, (especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
Tolima: noun, a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
enamor: verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
Portia: noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
toiles: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
portal: noun, a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
enrapt: adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
enrols: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
tolans: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
entail: noun, the act of entailing.
remain: noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
entoil: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
entrap: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
Eolian: noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
eonism: noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
remans: verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
pontil: noun, punty.
toilet: noun, a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
repast: noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
tinsel: noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
pottle: noun, a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
Firman: noun, an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
filate: adjective, threadlike.
filets: noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
filose: adjective, threadlike.
filter: noun, any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
plaint: noun, a complaint.
Plains: 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.
finale: noun, the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
finals: noun, that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
repots: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
finest: noun, the police:
finlet: noun, a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
pitons: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
pitmen: noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
Pitman: noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
planer: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
terat-
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Piston: noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
fitten: adjective, suitable; appropriate.
fitter: noun, a person or thing that fits.
pistol: noun, a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
flairs: noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
tepals: 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.
flamen: noun, (in ancient Rome) a priest.
flames: noun, burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
Pisano: noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
resoil: verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
fiesta: noun, any festival or festive celebration.
planet: noun, Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
tineas: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
femto-
pliant: adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
fasten: verb (used with object), to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
pleio-
pleats: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
timers: noun, a person or thing that times.
fatten: verb (used with object), to make fat.
Platte: noun, a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
feints: noun, a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
plates: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
felons: noun, Law. a person who has committed a felony.
plater: noun, a person or thing that plates.
platen: noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
tilers: noun, a person who lays tiles.
Tifton: noun, a town in central Georgia.
teston: noun, a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
ferias: noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
Fermat: noun, Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
plasm-
fermis: noun, a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
plants: noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
tetras: noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
festal: adjective, pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
tetra-
Plante: noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
plano-
fetial: adjective, concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
plani-
fetors: noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
Potter: noun, a person who makes pottery.
elfins: noun, an elf.
Reston: noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
ptero-
triose: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
rattle: noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
aloins: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
ratton: noun, a rat.
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.
triols: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Alston: noun, a male given name.
altern: adjective, alternate; following one another.
alters: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
ptisan: noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
pteron: noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
aments: noun, catkin.
AmerSp
tripes: noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
trinal: adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
Amiens: noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
reason: noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
amines: noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
amino-
trifle: noun, an article or thing of very little value.
amnios
amoles: noun, the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
refits: noun, an act of refitting.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
trepan: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
Trento: noun, Italian name of Trent.
anemo-
almost: adverb, very nearly; all but:
ratite: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
animes: noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
T-stop: noun, a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
rapine: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
rastle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
tropes: noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Aeolis: noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
trones: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Ransom: noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
ratels: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
aeron.
tronas: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
ramtil: noun, Niger seed.
ramson: noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
tromps: verb (used with object), to tramp or trample.
trompe: noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
Alison: noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
ramose: adjective, having many branches.
afrits: noun, afreet.
afters
ramets: noun, an individual of a clone.
Triton: noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
airmen: noun, an aviator.
triste: adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
tripos: noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
alerts: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
triple: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
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.
alines: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
protei: noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
aniso-
tonlet: noun, a skirt of plates.
totals: noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
trains: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
aslope: adverb, at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
trails: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
prints: noun, the state of being printed.
primos: noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
aspire: 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):
totems: noun, a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
primes: noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
astern: adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
primal: adjective, first; original; primeval:
Priest: noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
astro-
astron
presto: noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
artist: noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
tortes: noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
atones: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
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.
attire: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
attorn: verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
Tories: noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
topmen: noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
Easton: noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
topman: noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
prates: noun, act of prating.
topers: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
tonsil: noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
praise: noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Artois: noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
prison: noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
anoles: noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
trans.
anomie: noun, a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
Anselm: noun, Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
prosit: interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
antler: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
antres: noun, a cavern; cave.
Antrim: noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
treats: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
aorist: noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
trapes: noun, a tiring walk.
aplite: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
proles: noun, a member of the proletariat.
transe: noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
ariose: adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
artels: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
profit: noun, Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
tramps: noun, the act of tramping.
armets: noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
armies: noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
armlet: noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
armpit: noun, the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
proems: noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
arpent: noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
arsen-
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
arsino: adjective, containing the arsino group.
pro-am: noun, any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
flares: noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
famine: noun, extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
pirate: noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
taters: noun, potato.
talion: noun, lex talionis.
irones: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Rialto: noun, an exchange or mart.
teapot: noun, a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
talons: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
pensil: noun, pencel.
penta-
fronts: noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
rimple: noun, a wrinkle.
f-stop: noun, the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
talers: noun, thaler.
taster: noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
Petros: noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
tarso-
petro-
Tamils: noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
iatro-
Petras: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
tarpon: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
tarots: noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
Talien: noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
Pietas: noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
rimose: adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
fraise: noun, Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
Fortas: noun, Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
fortes: noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
fortis: noun, a fortis consonant.
Foster: noun, Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
telson: noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
pilose: adjective, covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
tainos: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
pilfer: verb (used with or without object), to steal, especially in small quantities.
frails: noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
frames: noun, a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
Fresno: noun, a city in central California.
Pelion: noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
taints: noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
Israel: 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.
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.
TEFLON: adjective, characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
talent: noun, a special natural ability or aptitude:
isomer: noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
pilafs: noun, a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
pelota: noun, a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
Peoria: noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
tamper: noun, a person or thing that tamps.
Pilsen: noun, German name of Plzeň.
infare: noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
impose: Verb phrases, impose on/upon, to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.). to defraud; cheat; deceive:
instal: verb (used with object), install.
impost: noun, a tax; tribute; duty.
permit: noun, an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
Pesaro: noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
insole: noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
tapirs: 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.
pernio: noun, chilblain.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
person: noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
instar: noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
infers: verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
inseam: noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
inmost: adjective, situated farthest within:
infest: verb (used with object), to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
inmate: noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
infra-
tapers: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
inform: adjective, without form; formless.
Persia: 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.
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
import: noun, something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
Petofi: noun, Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
intros: noun, an introduction.
rifles: 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.
tampon: noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
perfin: noun, a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
imaret: noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
Petain: noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
impale: verb (used with object), to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
imparl: verb (used without object), to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
tanist: noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
impart: verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
intro.
instep: noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
impels: verb (used with object), to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
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Perlis: noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
imper.
Taoism: noun, the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
impone: verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
inter.
instr.
pilots: noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Ismael: noun, Ishmael (def 1).
formes: noun, form (def 30).
pinots: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Patton: noun, Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
floras: noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
Flores: noun, flower (def 11).
floret: noun, a small flower.
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stripe: noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
Florin: noun, a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
stript: noun, a striptease.
tenias: noun, taenia.
strife: noun, vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
tenaim: noun, the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
Pinole: noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
ripens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
pineta: noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
tempts: verb (used with object), to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
foeman: noun, an enemy in war.
Pinero: noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
pineal: adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
tempos: noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
Strine: noun, Australian English.
pintas: noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
folate: noun, folic acid.
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
retail: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
fleams: noun, Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
patter: noun, a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
lapins: noun, a rabbit.
stream: noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
fliers: noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
piolet: noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
lanose: adjective, lanate.
flints: noun, a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
pintos: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
lament: noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
flirts: noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
tensor: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
flites: noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
Lanier: noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
pintle: noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
Pinter: noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
floats: noun, something that floats, as a raft.
Lamont: noun, a male given name.
pattle: noun, paddle1 (def 11).
retina: noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
stroma: noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
formal: noun, a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
forams: noun, foraminifer.
format: noun, the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
foment: verb (used with object), to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
Tailor: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Forman: noun, Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
pimola: noun, an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
Forest: noun, a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
fontal: adjective, pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
foliar: adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
itself: pronoun, a reflexive form of it1 :
forint: noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.

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Rimas: noun, a female given name.
nipas: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Patti: noun, Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
nemos: noun, remote (def 10).
sepal: noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
ratel: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
peart: adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Neils: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
PROFS: noun, professor.
Prole: noun, a member of the proletariat.
senti: noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
ranis: noun, ranee.
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.
part.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
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Norse: noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
prom.
Prome: noun, a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
patio: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
proms: noun, a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
Norma: noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
patr-
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.
seti-
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
perms: noun, permanent (def 4).
nears
Pears: noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
prise: noun, leverage.
septa: noun, plural of septum.
Santo: noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
PRISM: noun, Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
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.
Sept.
Saone: noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Nimes: noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
Paros: noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Sapir: noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
sepia: noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
reifs: noun, plunder; booty; loot.
Rains: 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).
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.
notes: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
rafts: noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
proem: noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
satin: noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
satem: adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
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.
sapor: noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
parse: verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
rants: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Niles: noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Peron: noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
Patmo: noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
roams: noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
pron.
prone: noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
parts: noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
ripen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
pates: noun, the crown or top of the head.
nitre: noun, niter.
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.
noise: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
peons: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
refit: noun, an act of refitting.
self-
nerol: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
psora: noun, psoriasis.
peans: noun, paean.
noils: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
peals: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Selma: noun, a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
Noemi: noun, Naomi (def 1).
penis: noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
serif: noun, a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
penal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
noels: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
semi-
reaps: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
ramet: noun, an individual of a clone.
pelts: noun, the act of pelting.
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
realm: noun, a royal domain; kingdom:
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Peano: noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
reals: noun, real number.
senor: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Pater: noun, British Informal. father.
reams: noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
nomas: noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
ratos: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
pros.
prose: noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Nepal: noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
Paton: noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
paseo: noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
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.
peri-
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.
prost: interjection, prosit.
pelfs: noun, money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
nitr-
rimes: noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Paten: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
neral: noun, citral b. See under citral.
ramie: noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
nomes: noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
Ramon: noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
Ramos: noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
nopal: noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
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.
Prot.
refl.
psalm: noun, a sacred song or hymn.
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
Pasto: noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
Nepos: noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
sanit
olpes: noun, a form of the oinochoe.
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
plio-
orial
Point: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Pamir: noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
Oriel: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
poet.
rents: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
pilot: noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Palos: noun, a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
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).
pilon: noun, something extra; lagniappe.
palms: noun, the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
repos: noun, a repurchase agreement.
pleon: noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
pleo-
pleat: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
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:
plats: noun, a plot of ground.
Plato: noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
Piman: noun, any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
Pilos: noun, Greek name of Navarino.
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.
Plate: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
orans: noun, orant.
opsin: noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
Pieta: noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Poler: noun, a person or thing that poles.
rotls: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
orale: noun, fanon (def 2).
pilaf: noun, a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
orals: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Pilar: adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
rotes: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
renal: adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
poise: noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
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.
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.
orant: noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
orate: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
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.
polar: adjective, of or relating to the North or South Pole.
reni-
roils: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
piles: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Pimas: noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
ornes: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
poles: noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
paint: noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
Pinta: noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
ottar: noun, attar (def 1).
Pitta: noun, any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
Otter: noun, any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
romps: noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
rept.
Rolfe: noun, John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
piton: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
pitas: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
pains: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
repot: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
Paine: noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
Pinto: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
piste: noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
resin: noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
Roman: noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
pions: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
resp.
pirns: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
pairs: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
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.
plat.
osier: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
plast
pinas: noun, pineapple.
palis: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Pinel: noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
rosin: noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosie: noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
plant: noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
Pines: noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Pales: noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
Osler: noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
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.
Osman: noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
Pinot: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
plane: noun, a flat or level surface.
plan-
plait: noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
roset: noun, resin; rosin.
oste-
Ostia: noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
pale-
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
rotte: noun, rote2 .
prion: noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
prats: noun, the buttocks.
prest: noun, a loan.
olein: noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
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.
Pres.
prem.
pref.
reins: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Pratt: noun, Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
Paeon: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Prato: noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
pares: noun, (of a female) first among equals.
Salop: noun, a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
rifts: noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Omani: noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
salon: noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
prate: noun, act of prating.
prase: noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
praos: noun, proa.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
pari-
pret.
omers: noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
oiler: noun, a person or thing that oils.
print: noun, the state of being printed.
Oates: noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
prims: noun, privet.
Sampo: noun, a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
parol: noun, something stated or declared.
OFlem
OFris: noun, the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
Primo: noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
often: adverb, many times; frequently:
prime: noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
Olean: noun, a city in SW New York.
pert.
prim.
parle: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Parl.
Salto: noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
Paris: noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
Reims: noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
Priam: noun, a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
preta: noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
prams: noun, perambulator.
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.
polis: noun, an ancient Greek city-state.
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
petri
Port.
porns: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
pores: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
petti: noun, petticoat (def 1).
opens: noun, an open or clear space.
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.
reman: verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
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.
piano: noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
Petra: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
pant-
OPers
remit: noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
pians: noun, yaws.
pones: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pomes: noun, the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
opine: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
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.
ports: noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
Posen: noun, German name of Poznań.
salmi: noun, a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
salep: noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
paren: plural noun, parentheses:
prae-
omits: verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
roans: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Paoli: noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
omni-
pants: noun, trousers (def 1).
peta-
petal: noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
Salem: noun, a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
petr-
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
onlap: noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
Petit: adjective, small; petty; minor.
Saint: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
post-
posit: noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
onset: noun, a beginning or start:
poser: noun, a person who poses.
petos: noun, wahoo3 .
neaps: noun, neap tide.
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
Seton: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
atilt: adjective, adverb, with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
inst.
insp.
insol
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
insep
torts: noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
taper: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
inlet: noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
tanto: adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
infos: noun, information.
Tapes: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
infer: verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
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.
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
inept: adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
inapt: adjective, not apt or fitting.
tapis: noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
intel: noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
intr.
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
islet: noun, a very small island.
Islam: noun, the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
irone: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
talon: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Talos: noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
tames: adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Tamil: noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
total: noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
Iran.
Tamis: noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
Aston: noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
iotas: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
tamps: verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Astor: noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
astr.
Tanis: noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
ation
atmo-
totem: noun, a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
frise: noun, a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
Frost: noun, a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
front: noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
frons: noun, the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
teams: noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
Frits: noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
tears
Fris.
TORES: noun, a torus.
Friml: noun, Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
Fries: noun, plural of fry1 .
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
frets: noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
topis: noun, topee.
Freon
teats: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
frats: noun, fraternity (def 1).
teals: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
tater: noun, potato.
impf.
torsi: noun, a plural of torso.
impel: verb (used with object), to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
Torte: noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
impar: adjective, unpaired; azygous.
Tarim: noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
Imena: noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tarns: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
ileo-
taste: noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
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.
tarot: noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
atrip: adjective, aweigh.
IATSE
tarps: noun, tarpaulin.
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.
tarts: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
atto-
taler: noun, thaler.
istle: noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Frans: noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
stola: noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
lento: adverb, slowly.
arose: verb, simple past tense of arise.
Stoat: noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
lenos: noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
tramp: noun, the act of tramping.
lenis: noun, a lenis consonant.
arson: noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
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).
Arnel
Lemon: noun, the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
Leman: noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
stoma: noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
lefts: noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
least: noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
stome
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
learn: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
stirp: noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
armet: noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
leapt: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
ento-
lifer: noun, a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
Lifar: noun, Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
step-
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
ster.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Letts: noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
stilt: noun, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
Armen
stime: noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
stint: noun, a period of time spent doing something:
Leros: noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
Lerna: noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
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.
Leoni: noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
Leona: noun, a female given name.
stomp: noun, stamp (def 14).
leaps: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
taint: noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
ASPEN: noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
Strep: noun, streptococcus.
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
lames: noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
strip: noun, a striptease.
strop: noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
trail: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
taels: noun, liang.
toti-
asper: noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
lapin: noun, a rabbit.
tails: noun, tail1 (def 6).
totes: noun, the act or course of toting.
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
tains: noun, a thin tin plate.
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Ital.
strap: noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
lapis: noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
Stone: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
later: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
leant: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leans: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leafs: noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
artel: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
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.
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
stopt: noun, the act of stopping.
Latin: noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
laten: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
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:
store: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Storm: noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
trait: noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
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.
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Laris: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lares: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
fraps: verb (used with object), to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
topes: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
lifts: noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Timon: noun, c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
Timor: noun, an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
farts: noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
Farsi: noun, the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
Elton: noun, a male given name.
faros: noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
EMAIL: noun, a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
farms: noun, a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
Fates: noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
farls: noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
fares: noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
Fanti: noun, a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
tonal: adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
fanos: noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
fanes: noun, a temple.
tomia: noun, the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
times: noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
fatso: noun, a fat person (used as a term of address).
tints: noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
feria: noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
feral: adjective, existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
elint: noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
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.
Eliot: noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
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.
felts: noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
felon: noun, Law. a person who has committed a felony.
timer: noun, a person or thing that times.
Felis: noun, a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
feist: noun, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
feint: noun, a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
Feast: noun, any rich or abundant meal:
fears: 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.
tilts: noun, an act or instance of tilting.
Elman: noun, Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
fames: noun, widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
fairs: noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
EPROM: noun, a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
enols: noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
TOEFL
enorm: adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
Tolar: noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Epsom: noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
enrol: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
tofts: noun, the site of a house and outbuildings.
toast: noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
Ensor: noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Epist
Epis.
toile: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
eosin: noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
toils: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
toise: noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
entia: noun, plural of ens.
Ernst: noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
T-man: noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
tomes: noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
Tirol: noun, Tyrol.
emirs: noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
faint: noun, a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
fails: 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.
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
emits: verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tirls: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
toman: noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
TIROS: noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Enola: noun, a female given name.
toles: noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
etnas: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
titer: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
estop: verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
title: noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
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.
Titos: noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
titre: noun, titer.
Fermi: noun, a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
Festa: noun, a feast, festival, or holiday.
Frame: noun, a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
tenia: noun, taenia.
Foist: verb (used with object), to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
Foism: noun, Chinese Buddhism.
foins: noun, a thrust with a weapon.
foils: noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
temps: noun, part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
tempt: verb (used with object), to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
foams: noun, a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
foals: noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
teno-
folie: noun, madness; insanity.
Flora: noun, the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
flor.
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
float: noun, something that floats, as a raft.
flits: noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
flite: noun, a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
flirt: noun, Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
flips: noun, an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
folia: noun, plural of folium.
fomes: noun, any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
flies: noun, a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
forme: noun, form (def 30).
frail: noun, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
toper: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
telia: noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
telo-
telos: noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
forte: noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
fort.
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Eilat: noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
TEMPO: noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
Forli: noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
fores: noun, the forepart of anything; front.
forel: noun, a slipcase for a book.
fore-
foram: noun, foraminifer.
temin: noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
temp.
tempi: noun, a plural of tempo.
Flint: noun, a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
flier: noun, something that flies, as a bird or insect.
Teton: noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
filet: noun, fillet (defs 1, 10).
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
fines: 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.
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.
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
final: noun, that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
terns: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
filos
films: noun, a thin layer or coating:
filar: adjective, of or relating to a thread or threads.
elfin: noun, an elf.
Tesla: noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
tones: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
fiats: noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
testa: noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
fetor: noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
feti-
fetas: noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
fetal: adjective, of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
finos: noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
Fiona: noun, a female given name.
Flem.
flams: noun, a deception or trick.
fleam: noun, Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
elans: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
flats: noun, something flat.
tonia
flare: noun, a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
tents: noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
flans: noun, Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
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.
flame: noun, burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
terms: noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
flair: noun, a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
tera-
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
first: noun, the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
firns: noun, névé.
term.
firms: noun, a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
fires
Stent: noun, Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
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.
Arlen: noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Soane: noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
snore: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
mitts: noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
snort: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Mitre: noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Mitra: noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
mites: noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
miter: noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
Alsip: noun, a town in NE Illinois.
snipe: noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
miso-
miser: noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
Alsop: noun, Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
triol: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
alter: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
sofar: noun, a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
mires: noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Sofer: noun, scribe1 (def 3).
Alost: noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
Alope: noun, a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
alti-
smite: Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
Smart: noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
moist: adjective, moderately or slightly wet; damp.
moire: noun, any moiré fabric.
Almon: noun, a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
Moira: noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
moils: noun, hard work or drudgery.
smear: noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
smile: noun, the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
moans: noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
snarl: noun, the act of snarling.
smolt: noun, a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
smote: verb, a simple past tense of smite.
trios: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
aloft: adverb, high up; far above the ground.
Aloin: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
snail: noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
alone: Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
SOFIA: noun, Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
alto-
molar: noun, Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
Metis: noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
soler: noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
miens: noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Solti: noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
amin-
amine: noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
SONAR: noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
metr-
Metol
stela: noun, stele (defs 1–3).
miler: noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
meta-
amirs: noun, emir.
meson: noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
meso-
amole: noun, the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
Sonia: noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
tries: noun, plural of try.
amort: adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
Milan: noun, an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
Milne: noun, A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
softa: noun, a Turkish Muslim theological student.
ament: noun, catkin.
mints: noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Minto: noun, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
Alton: noun, a city in SW Illinois.
Minot: noun, George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
amens: noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Minos: noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
Minor: noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
Mines: noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Milos: noun, a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
Miner: noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Amer.
minas: noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
solan: noun, a gannet.
solar: noun, Informal. solar energy.
milts: noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
trims: noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
milpa: noun, (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
almes: noun, almah.
molas: noun, any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
mero-
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Aesop: noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
Trona: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Sino-
afire: adjective, on fire:
afore: adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
Siple: noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
afrit: noun, afreet.
MSFor
sinal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
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.
MSEnt
Afro-
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
afros: noun, a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
Tromp: noun, Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
sito-
slain: noun, sley.
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
aero-
slant: noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
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.
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natl.
nates: noun, buttocks; rump.
trots: noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
naso-
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
napes: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Naomi: noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
aeri-
Names: noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
trop-
nails: 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.
naifs: noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
aeons: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
trone: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
simar: noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Simon: noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
trois: noun, the number 3.
MPers
moles: noun, any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
Monte: noun, Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
alert: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Sloan: noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Alfie: noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
mopes: noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
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.
alifs: noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Aline: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Mont.
moral: noun, the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
alist: adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
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.
Monet: noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
monas: noun, monad.
molts: noun, an act, process, or an instance of molting.
Smail: noun, snail mail.
smalt: noun, a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
molet: noun, mullet2 .
slipt: noun, an act or instance of slipping.
moras: noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
trite: adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
Moser: noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
motte: noun, a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
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.
motif: noun, a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
motet: noun, a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
motes: noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
motel: noun, a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
slept: noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
airts: noun, a direction.
Morea: noun, Peloponnesus.
morts: noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
slime: noun, thin, glutinous mud.
Morse: noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
morns: noun, morning.
slipe: noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
mores: noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Morel: noun, any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
meros: noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
metas: noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
merit: noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
loser: noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
Lotte: noun, angler (def 3).
aport: adverb, on or toward the port side.
Lotta: noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
spor-
lotas: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
spore: noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
sport: noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
apres: preposition, after; following (used in combination):
Lorne: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
spite: noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
Lorna: noun, a female given name.
April: noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
Loris: noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Lorin: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lores: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Loren: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
sprat: noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
LORAN: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Lopes: noun, the act or the gait of loping.
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.
treas
loper: noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
spine: noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
ante-
malts: noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
antes: noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
rason: noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
anti-
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.
antis: noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
male-
maist: adjective, noun, adverb, most.
spirt: noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
mairs: adjective, noun, adverb, more.
A-one: adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
TREAT: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
mains: noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
Maine: noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
mails: noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
maile: noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
apron: noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
loner: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Manet: noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
steal: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stat.
lipo-
Lipan: noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
State: noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
lints: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Linos: noun, linoleum.
liner: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
trams: noun, British. a streetcar.
steam: noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
start: noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
limps: noun, a lame movement or gait:
limos: noun, a limousine.
Limon: noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
limns: verb (used with object), to represent in drawing or painting.
limen: noun, threshold (def 4).
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
limas: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
Liman: noun, a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
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.
loams: noun, a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
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Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Loire: noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
Srta.
stain: noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
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.
loans: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
loafs: verb (used with object), to pass idly (usually followed by away):
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
stamp: noun, a postage stamp.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
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stane: noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
litre: noun, liter.
lites: noun, light2 (def 36).
liter: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
litas: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
spilt: noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
spina: noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
spile: noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
spare: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
Mears: noun, mere3 .
anils: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anim.
anime: noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
meant: verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
MEANS: noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
manit: noun, man-minute.
anile: adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
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matts: noun, a male given name, form of Matthew.
matte: noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Matt.
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matin: noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
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Spain: noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
spate: noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
menat: noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Sorel: noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
ample: adjective, fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
menta: noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
trets: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
Mensa: noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
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melts: noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
Trent: noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
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.
Melos: noun, the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
melon: noun, the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
Melia
Melas: noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
mater: noun, British Informal. mother1 .
tolan: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Marin: noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
manor: noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
Maori: noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
maple: noun, any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap. Compare maple family.
spent: verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
manse: noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
Marie: noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
manos: noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Mario: noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
Maris: noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
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.
marls: noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
spiel: noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
Maros: noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
Marne: noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Marti: noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
mast-
Mason: noun, a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
MASER: noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
marse: noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
anole: noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
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.
spean: verb (used with object), to wean.
marts: noun, market; trading center; trade center.

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Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tret: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
TOPS: noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
torn: noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
tote: noun, the act or course of toting.
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
topi: noun, topee.
Trot: noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
reft: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
Tore: noun, a torus.
ref.
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Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
tsar: noun, czar.
refs: noun, verb (used with or without object), referee.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
tors: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ream: noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
trim: noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
tost: noun, an act or instance of tossing.
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tope: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
trap: noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
real: noun, real number.
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.
TOMS: noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
tRNA
tots: noun, a small child.
reif: noun, plunder; booty; loot.
tref: adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
rel.
tram: noun, British. a streetcar.
tort: noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
tome: noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
Trip: noun, a journey or voyage:
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tron
tole: noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
trit
tans: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
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.
soln
sore: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
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.
sora: noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Soni
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
sone: noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
some: adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
Soma: noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
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.
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
sole: noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Sola: noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Sol.
Sam.
same: Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
Sami: noun, Lapp.
soil: noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Saml
soft: noun, something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
Samp: noun, coarsely ground corn.
Safi: noun, a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
safe: noun, a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
SOAR: noun, an act or instance of soaring.
SPIM: noun, a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
Rom.
Roma: noun, Rome.
spit: noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Rome: noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
romp: noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
RONA
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.
Rosa: noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE: noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
spin: noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
sort: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
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.
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
spat: noun, a petty quarrel.
SPAR: noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Roti: noun, roast.
ROTL: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Spam: noun, (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
ROTS: noun, the process of rotting.
spae: verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
rpt.
sofa: noun, a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Rolf: noun, Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
sepn
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
serf: noun, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
SINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
simp: noun, a fool; simpleton.
Sima: noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
silt: noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
silo: noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
sift: verb (used with object), to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
SIAM: noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
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.
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.
SLAM: noun, a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
slap: noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
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.
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
snot: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snip: noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
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.
Sat.
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.
SMTP
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
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.
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.
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.
seam: noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
slop: noun, a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
sloe: noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
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.
slit: noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Seif: noun, a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
Sem.
SLIM: noun, a garment size meant for a thin person.
SPOT: noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
role: noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
toil: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
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.
Test: noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
tern: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
ter.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
tent: noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
ten.
tela: noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
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.
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teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
teat: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
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.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
team: noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
rife: adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
teal: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
tets: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
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.
Tate: noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Toft: noun, the site of a house and outbuildings.
rems: noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
tits: noun, a titmouse.
Tito: noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
Tit.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tils: noun, the sesame plant.
tion
rent: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Rep.
tint: noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
repl
repo: noun, a repurchase agreement.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
Time: noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
tilt: noun, an act or instance of tilting.
tats: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
Tasm
Sra.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
str.
RIPS: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
stot: noun, a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
stop: noun, the act of stopping.
rit.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
STOL: noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
stoa: noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Taft: noun, Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
RNAS
roam: noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
stet: verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
stem: noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Ste.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
roil: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Stan: noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
SRAM
tael: noun, liang.
Taif: noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
tart: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
Taos: noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tarp: noun, tarpaulin.
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.
rifs: noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
rift: noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Rima: noun, a female given name.
Tape: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
rime: noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
tail: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
sett: noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tams: noun, tam-o'-shanter.
tamp: verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Tame: adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Rina: noun, a female given name.
tale: noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
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.
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
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.
rasp: noun, an act of rasping.
roms: noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
mots: noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
lent: noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
fol.
eso-
ESOP: noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
esp.
Mott: noun, John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
mote: noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
mRNA
foin: noun, a thrust with a weapon.
est.
most: noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Mort: noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
morn: noun, morning.
more: noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
lens: noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
left: noun, the left side or something that is on the left side.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erma: noun, a female given name.
font: noun, a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
MSPE
Eros: noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Mrs.: plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
MSIE
Leif: noun, a male given name.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Fons: noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
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.
MSAE
Leno: noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
Mora: noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
MOpt
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
fame: noun, widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
FOIA
LEST: conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
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.
MNAS
fain: adverb, gladly; willingly:
Fair: noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
foam: noun, a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
moas: noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
fane: noun, a temple.
Fano: noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
Leta: noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
mitt: noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
mite: noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Mita: noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
Leto: noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
moan: noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
moat: noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
mops: noun, a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
foil: noun, Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
mope: noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
Leon: noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
Mons: noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
Mona: noun, a female given name.
Mon.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Leos: noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
molt: noun, an act, process, or an instance of molting.
fam.
mols: noun, mole4 .
Mole: noun, any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
MOLA: noun, any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
mol.
moit: noun, a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
moil: noun, hard work or drudgery.
Etta: noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
EPOS: noun, an epic.
mise: noun, a settlement or agreement.
Nils: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
nips: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
nipa: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
NIMS: noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
elms: noun, any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Compare American elm, elm family.
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.
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
for.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
fops: noun, a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
emia
Emil: noun, a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
NIRA
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
emir: noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
noil: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
limn: verb (used with object), to represent in drawing or painting.
Nome: noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
Noma: noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
Laon: noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
nom.
EFTA
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
noes: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Noel: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
efts: noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
Laos: noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Elam: noun, an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
elan: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
ELAS
fora: noun, a plural of forum.
nest: noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Nero: noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
epit
Nafl: noun, a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
Naos: noun, a temple.
name: noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
Enos: noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
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.
naif: noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
Ens.
nape: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
inae
lea.
eons: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Leaf: noun, one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
Lean: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
LEAP: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
epi-
enol: noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neap: noun, neap tide.
emit: verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
neo-
Nemo: noun, remote (def 10).
Neil: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
NEFS: noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
Emp.
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Neal: noun, a male given name.
Nast: noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
last: noun, a person or thing that is last.
Lat.
NATS: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
late: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lats: noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
NATO: noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
enl.
mist: noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
fare: noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
Nor.
Lose: Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
LIFO: noun, last-in, first-out (def 1).
Loti: noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
lote: noun, lotus.
Lota: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lift: noun, the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
lost: Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
firm: noun, a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
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.
Lorn: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lore: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
firn: noun, névé.
Lope: noun, the act or the gait of loping.
firs: 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.
lone: adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
fist: noun, the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
Fino: noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
Fin.
floe: noun, Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
Lief: adverb, gladly; willingly:
M-16: noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
M-14: noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
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.
fest: noun, an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
FLRA
feta: noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
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.
filt
fiat: noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
FLOP: noun, an act of flopping.
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.
file: noun, a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
film: noun, a thin layer or coating:
fils: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
Lome: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
FITS: noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
Mael: noun, a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
lip-
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
flit: noun, a light, swift movement; flutter.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
lime: noun, Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
lipa: noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
Lion: noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
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:
lint: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lins: noun, a city in E Brazil.
lino: noun, linoleum.
Line: noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lina: noun, a female given name.
lin.
limp: noun, a lame movement or gait:
LISP: noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
lit.
Loma: noun, a hill or ridge having a broad top.
Flan: noun, Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
Lois: noun, a female given name.
Lima: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
loin: noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Fla.
Flam: noun, a deception or trick.
LOFT: noun, a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
Lofn: noun, a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
loan: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
loam: noun, a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
loaf: noun, a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
flap: noun, something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
flat: noun, something flat.
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.
Flip: noun, an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
lits: noun, litas.
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
maes: noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
mis-
foal: noun, a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
mias: plural, missing in action.
Miao: noun, Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
Fars: noun, a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
fart: noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
Lett: noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
FAST: noun, a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
fate: noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
mien: noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
fats: noun, (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
feal: adjective, Archaic. faithful; loyal.
FNMA
met.
mesa: noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
mes-
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.
Faro: noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
mil.
MEPA
mins: noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
Miro: noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
mire: noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Mira: noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
Farl: noun, a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
MIPS
farm: noun, a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
mint: noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Mino: noun, Minho.
Mile: noun, Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
MiNE: noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Mina: noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
min.
Milt: noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
mils: noun, a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
MILR
Milo: noun, a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
MERS: noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
feat: noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
mail: noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
Mani: noun, Manes.
Mari: noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Mare: noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
Mar.
FERA
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
Mano: noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
mane: noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
MARS: noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
Man.
malt: noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
MALS
Mali: noun, Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
mal-
Mair: adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Main: noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
Marl: noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
Mart: noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Felt: noun, a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
fems: noun, a woman.
ment
men-
fem.
melt: noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
mels: noun, honey.
FEMA: noun, Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
Mela: noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
Meir: noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
Liao: noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
meat: noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
meas
mear: noun, mere3 .
mean: noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
meal: noun, the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
MatE: noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Fens: noun, Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
nope: adverb, no1 (def 1).
limo: noun, a limousine.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
pil-
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
aloe: noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
Alps: noun, a high mountain.
Irma: noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Also: adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
alt.
Piet: noun, Scot. a magpie.
Pima: noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
Pier: noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
alts: noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
pias: noun, a female given name.
pian: noun, yaws.
pial: adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
alms: noun, money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
PIMS: plural, personal information manager.
Amen: noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Piro: noun, piroplasmosis.
Pitt: noun, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
pita: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
pise: noun, rammed earth.
Pisa: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
alif: noun, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
pirn: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
alme: noun, almah.
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.
Alis
ALIT: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
pion: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
pint: noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
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.
pina: noun, pineapple.
Piaf: noun, Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
Ames: noun, a city in central Iowa.
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
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.
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.
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.
peal: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Amis: noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
pats: noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
Pate: noun, the crown or top of the head.
pelt: noun, the act of pelting.
pat.
Past: noun, the time gone by:
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Amon: noun, Amen.
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.
Amor: noun, Cupid.
Amos: noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
pelf: noun, money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
Pen.
pets: noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
Amie: noun, a female friend.
peto: noun, wahoo3 .
PETN: noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
Pet.
Pest: noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
peso: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
iron: noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Pers
Amir: noun, emir.
Perm: noun, permanent (def 4).
PERL
perf
per.
peon: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Pent: noun, penthouse (def 4).
pens: noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Ire.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
pars: noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
into: adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Imp.
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
aeon: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aer-
aet.
intl
pts.
Ptas: plural, peseta.
psia
1080
afr-
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
imps: noun, a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
int.
prs.
info: noun, information.
rapt: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
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.
Inf.
infl
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rani: noun, ranee.
RAMP: noun, a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
ins.
rami: noun, plural of ramus.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
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).
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
raft: noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
PSAT
Prof: noun, professor.
plea: noun, an appeal or entreaty:
AIMS: noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
AIME
pols: noun, a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
pole: noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
Pola: noun, Pula.
Pol.
poil: noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
poem: noun, a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
poms: noun, pommy.
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
pnea
Aire
plot: noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
airt: noun, a direction.
pome: noun, the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
pone: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
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.
prao: noun, proa.
pro-
prin
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
ile-
pre-
prat: noun, the buttocks.
pram: noun, perambulator.
pons: noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
pot.
pose: noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pos.
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
porn: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Pori: noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
pore: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
amp.
AMLS
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
froe: noun, frow.
omit: verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
Omri: noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
frap: verb (used with object), to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
frat: noun, fraternity (def 1).
Onas: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Frei: noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
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.
fret: noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
Fri.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
frit: noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
NTIA
Ont.
par.
omen: noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
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.
itol
open: noun, an open or clear space.
OPer
from: preposition, (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
ASME
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
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.
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
item: noun, a separate article or particular:
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
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.
art.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Omer: noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
Omar: noun, a male given name.
oafs: noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
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.
lain: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
oast: noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Lam.
OATS: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ator
atop: preposition, on the top of:
Aton: noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
atom: noun, Physics. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element. an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
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.
ates
Aten: noun, Aton.
frae: preposition, adverb, from.
Lamp: noun, any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
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.
atm.
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
lame: noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
att.
Fran: noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
ole-
oles: noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Olin: noun, a male given name.
Olpe: noun, a form of the oinochoe.
ASTM
lops: noun, parts or a part lopped off.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Oman: noun, Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
Frs.
FRSL
Aron: noun, a male given name.
amt.
Otis: noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
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.
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Isle: noun, a small island.
ant.
ANSI
not-
ano-
Anil: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
anes: adverb, once.
Lani
nose: noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
Apis: noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
Amri: noun, Omri.
Pail: noun, bucket.
Pain: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pal.
Pali: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Palm: noun, the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
nos-
pam.
pams: noun, the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
Pan.
AMPS: noun, ampere.
Norm: noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
pane: noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
iso-
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
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.
apo-
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
arms: noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
opes: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
Arm.
ARIS
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
opia
lams: noun, a hasty escape; flight.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
frt.
opts: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
apts: plural, apartment.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
oral: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Apr.
osar: noun, plural of os3 .
orts: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
nots: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Lane: noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
attn
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.
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:
Orem: noun, a city in N Utah.
Orel: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
apt.: plural, apartment.
oras: noun, plural of os2 .

3 letter words you can make with self-important

in.
FOS
IMF
IAS
FPM
ial
io-
FOE: noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
IFS: noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
FTP: noun, File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
TAT: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
ft.
FSR
FSA
Ia.
FON: noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
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.
fm.
FPO
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
fro: Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
Frl
ier
Ife: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
fop: noun, a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
il-
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILO
Fra: noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
Fr.: abbreviation, Father.
ILP
ILS
FOT
EOF
Flo: noun, a female given name, form of Florence.
ASI
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANF
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
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.
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
Apl
APS
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.
ARF: interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
ase
ASM
trf
ASN
tra
tr.
Tpr
TPN
TPM
TPI
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
at.
tot: noun, a small child.
ATP
AMS
AMI: noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
eo-
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
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.
TSP
TSI
TSE
Am.
trp
ap-
Af.
al.
ALP: noun, a high mountain.
an.
Ar.
ae.
AEF
AFL
AME
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
ALM
Alf: noun, a male given name, form of Alfred.
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
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.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AFM
AIM: noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Tro
AFT: adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
AFS
AFP
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
EOM
Fl.
FAR: Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
tlo
ERS: noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
ESL
ESR
ETO
ETR
ETS
FAS: noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
fo.
FPS
Fan: noun, any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
FAO
tin: noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
ERP
Fia
FIT: noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
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.
FIO
TES: noun, ti1 .
fil: noun, fils.
fie: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
tet: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
FAT: noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
FET
tfr
TIA
fer: preposition, conjunction, for.
Fen: noun, low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
Tim: noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
tlr
TMO
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ELM: noun, any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Compare American elm, elm family.
ea.
EAM
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.
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
ef-
efl
eft: noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
eir
EIS
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.
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
TNT
EOS: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EPT
EPS
EPA
Ep.
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
EMF
en-
EMT
EMS: noun, the letter M, m.
Tom: noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
EMR
ton: noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
SAR
ina: noun, a female given name.
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
OIt
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.
oft: adverb, often.
OFr
of-
OES: noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OEM
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Om.
OAS
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.
SAP: noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
OAP
oaf: noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
OSF
OSA
op.
Ola
oma: plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
NSA
SAE
RSE
rt.
rte
RTF
RTS
So.
Sp.
SRO
ope: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
OMS: noun, a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
OPA
ons
ONR
ONI
Sal: noun, salt1 .
ONF
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
OFM
NRA
Rs.
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
NEP: noun, New Economic Policy.
nef: noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
NEA
ne-
sfm
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ine
NAM: noun, Vietnam.
NSF
NET: noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
MTS
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
MTP
MTO
mtn
MTI
MTF
Mt.
NES
NFL
nr.
NMR
Npt
NPR
se-
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
NOP
SEI: noun, sei whale.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
NMI
NFS
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
NLF
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
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.
Nip: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIM: noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
Nil: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
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).
NIA
RSA
RPO
MST
PLO
REM: noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
POR
POM: noun, pommy.
poi: noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
POE: noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
POA
PMT
PLR
pli
prf
plf
PLA
PL1: noun, Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
pl.
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
PIT: noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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.
PRA
PSA
PIO
RMA
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.
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
RAF
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
RPS
RMS: plural, ream.
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
PSE
REA
Re.
RAM: noun, a male sheep.
PTT
PTA: plural, peseta.
PST: interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSF
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.
PIN: noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
RPM
ot-
pm.
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
Pa.
IOT
ROP
OTS
ote
OTA
OSP
prn
ose
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
opt: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
OPS: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
OPM
Pr.
Ps.
pim: plural, personal information manager.
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
RFA
RFE
RFI
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
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:
RIF: noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
PIA: noun, a female given name.
pf.
RIM: noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
pt.
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
rm.: plural, ream.
RNA
ROA
PAS: noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROI
PTO
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
Nap: noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Lif
St.
Sta
LOE: noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
LMT
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
Lir: noun, Ler.
LIM
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Sr.
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
STI
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.
STL
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
spt
Len: noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
LST
M-1: noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
MSL
MS.: plural, manuscript.
Mo.
MIA: plural, missing in action.
Me.
ltr
LTA
LSM
LON
MSN
LPS: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LPN
lpm
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.
SPR
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
LOP: noun, parts or a part lopped off.
STM
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Mao
IPO
IRS
IRO
TAM: noun, tam-o'-shanter.
IRL
Ir.
IPS
ipr
IPM
ISA
IPA
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.
ior
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ion: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOF
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
TAP: noun, a light but audible blow:
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ise
STP
Lt.
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
LAP: noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
LAO: noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
LaF
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
TAE: preposition, to.
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Isl
La.
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ite
ITA
TAL
ist
ISR
ism: noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
MAE: noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
LSI
MAP: noun, a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
mas: noun, mother1 .
SLR
SMA
MOI
Moe: noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOA: noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
MNS
MNE
MOP: noun, a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
MNA
MLS
MLR
MLF
MLA
ml.
MIT
SLP
MOR
MIR: noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
SLA
MSI
MSF
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
MSE
MSA
MRP
MRI
MOS: noun, moment (def 1).
MRE
MRA
Mr.: plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MPE
MPA
SLE
MOT: noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
SOF
TTS
mi.
MI5: noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
Mel: noun, honey.
sot: noun, a drunkard.
MEA: noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
SPA: noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
MFA
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
Mat: noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
Meo: noun, Miao (def 1).
MI6: noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MIE
MEP
MIP
SOP: noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
MFS
MFR
MFT

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MP
OE: noun, oy2 .
MA: noun, mother1 .
i.
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
NI
M.
SF
SM
TE: noun, ti1 .
NP
NA: adverb, no1 .
NF
RN
TT
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.
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
TN
ol
TM
TP
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.
R.
IP
TL
N.
AO
RI
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
IF: noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
LP: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
SL
LF
FA: noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
RO
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
SN
RP
MN
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
fn
EI
PO: noun, a chamber pot.
OA
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
P.: noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
LM
O.
ln
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
le
SA
FE
L.
S.
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LO: adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
MF
L1
L2
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
NM
T1
RF
t.
LR
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.
FI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
NL
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
FP

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