Anagrams of self-pollinate
Word self-pollinate has
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- seal-point
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noun,
a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- pollinates
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- flotillas
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noun,
a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- Paesiello
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noun,
Giovanni [Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), Paisiello, Giovanni.
- Palestine
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noun,
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- soleplate
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noun,
a plate upon which studding is erected.
- oil-plant
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noun,
any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- fellatios
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noun,
oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- lineolate
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adjective,
marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- Pisanello
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- pollinate
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- penalties
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noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- pantofles
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noun,
a slipper.
- ill-spent
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adjective,
misspent; wasted.
- felonies
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noun,
an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- petioles
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- platino-
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- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- fleapits
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noun,
a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Stefanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- stallion
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- Ponselle
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noun,
Rosa (Melba) 1897–1981, U.S. soprano.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- Saltillo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Coahuila, in northern Mexico.
- paillons
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- plenties
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noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- fellatio
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noun,
oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- fellates
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verb (used with object),
to perform fellatio on.
- flotilla
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noun,
a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- fealties
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noun,
History/Historical.
fidelity to a lord.
the obligation or the engagement to be faithful to a lord, usually sworn to by a vassal.
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- fee-tail
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noun,
See under fee (def 4a).
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- 11-point
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- pastille
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noun,
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- sea-lion
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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.
- floatels
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noun,
a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
- pantofle
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noun,
a slipper.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- pensile
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adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- fellate
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verb (used with object),
to perform fellatio on.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- fillets
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noun,
Cookery.
a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- Apelles
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noun,
360?–315? b.c, Greek painter.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- spleno-
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- fellies
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noun,
felloe.
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Ellison
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noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- felines
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- oneself
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Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- ellipse
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noun,
a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (x 2 / a 2) + (y 2 / b 2) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
- felsite
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noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- oleates
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Lenapes
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- pitfall
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noun,
a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- tellies
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noun,
television.
- Estonia
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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.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- failles
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noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- Fiesole
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noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- fleapit
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noun,
a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
- Allston
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noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- pollens
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- stollen
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noun,
a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
- Allison
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noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- alleles
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noun,
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- tollies
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noun,
candle (def 1).
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- pollees
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noun,
a person who is asked questions in a poll.
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- floatel
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noun,
a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- leaflet
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noun,
a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- paillon
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- seleno-
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- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- follies
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noun,
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- anisole
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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.
- enspell
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verb (used with object),
to cast a spell on.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- pellets
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noun,
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- finspot
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noun,
any clinid fish of the genus Paraclinus, having an eyelike spot on the dorsal fin, as P. integripinnis, of California.
- pallets
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noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- foliate
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- folates
-
noun,
folic acid.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- lollies
-
noun,
lollipop.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- 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.
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- niello
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noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- 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.
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fallen
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noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- 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.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- 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.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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:
- faille
-
noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Piston
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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.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- 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.
- Stalin
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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.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- 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.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- 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.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- f-stop
-
noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- 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.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- flails
-
noun,
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- 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.
- Pollen
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- pollee
-
noun,
a person who is asked questions in a poll.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
-
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- splen-
-
- Felipe
-
noun,
León (Camino) [le-awn kah-mee-naw] /lɛˈɔn kɑˈmi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1968, Spanish poet, in South America after 1939.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- felloe
-
noun,
the circular rim, or a part of the rim of a wheel, into which the outer ends of the spokes are inserted.
- fellas
-
noun,
fellow.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- 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:
- plano-
-
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- plani-
-
- 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.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- 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.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- fillet
-
noun,
Cookery.
a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
a piece of veal or other meat boned, rolled, and tied for roasting.
- pleio-
-
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- 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.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- steno-
-
- 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.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Pellet
-
noun,
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
- 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.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- aniso-
-
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- selen-
-
- 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.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- 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.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- penta-
-
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- 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.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- 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.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- allele
-
noun,
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panto-
-
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- teleo-
-
- 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.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- 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.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- 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.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- lepto-
-
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- 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.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- 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.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- pilafs
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- 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.
- septi-
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- 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.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- follis
-
noun,
a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- 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.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Lillo
-
noun,
George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lille
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- 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.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- post-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sanit
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- polls
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- 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.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lipo-
-
- peta-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pene-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- 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.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- 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.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- 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.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pant-
-
- 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.
- pelfs
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pale-
-
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- 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.
- pilaf
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- plio-
-
- naso-
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- 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.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- poet.
-
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- lolls
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- 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):
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- 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.
- natl.
-
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- 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.
- 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.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- 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.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- 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.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- fells
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- fella
-
noun,
fellow.
- 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:
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- 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.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Falls
-
noun,
a town in NE Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- span-
-
- 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.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- 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.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- ante-
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- filos
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- anti-
-
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feti-
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- fills
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- 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.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- 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.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- flail
-
noun,
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ation
-
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tele-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- telo-
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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.
- 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).
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- teno-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- 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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- step-
-
- 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.
- ento-
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Sino-
-
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- 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.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- 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.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sito-
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- self-
-
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- 30-30
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- lalls
-
verb (used without object),
to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- Ital.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- alti-
-
- 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.
- foll.
-
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- alto-
-
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flips
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- TOEFL
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- 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.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- allo-
-
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- ileo-
-
- anis-
-
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- 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.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- 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.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- IATSE
-
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pet.
-
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- 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.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ten.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- pelf
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- Pen.
-
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tion
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- top-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sat.
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- pos.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- pot.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- pts.
-
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Sol.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soln
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pnea
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 1080
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Ens.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- 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.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ELLE
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- 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.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lea.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- epi-
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- loll
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- EFTA
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- 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.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lin.
-
- ELAS
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- epit
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- filt
-
- 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.
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- 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.
- ile-
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Ill.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- fell
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- Fin.
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- FLOP
-
noun,
an act of flopping.
- Fla.
-
- 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.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- Flip
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FOIA
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fol.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Lani
-
- esp.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- itol
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lall
-
verb (used without object),
to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- inae
-
- intl
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- 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 = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fall
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- flap
-
noun,
something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NTIA
-
- opia
-
- ano-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- ANSI
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ant.
-
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- aet.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ole-
-
- 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.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Alis
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- all-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Ont.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- ates
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pan.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- neo-
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- 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.
- Pal.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TSI
-
- Af.
-
- 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.
- Fia
-
- ae.
-
- al.
-
- TSE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- an.
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FAO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TPN
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- 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.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AEF
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- TPI
-
- AFS
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- AFP
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AFL
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ap-
-
- 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.
- FET
-
- FIO
-
- Fl.
-
- spt
-
- efl
-
- St.
-
- TAL
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ASN
-
- ATP
-
- ASI
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ase
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- APS
-
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ef-
-
- 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.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- eo-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EIS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Sta
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- STI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tlo
-
- ETO
-
- STL
-
- 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.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EOF
-
- TIA
-
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STP
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ANF
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- PLA
-
- LTA
-
- LTL
-
- NSF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- 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.
- LSI
-
- pl.
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- 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:
- NFL
-
- NFS
-
- NIA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LST
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ll.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSF
-
- PSE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PSA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lif
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- plf
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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
-
- 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.
- PLO
-
- LPN
-
- pli
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- PIO
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ot-
-
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- OTA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ONF
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NLF
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- OAP
-
- Ola
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- 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:
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pf.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- TSP
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ise
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Isl
-
- ial
-
- ist
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ITA
-
- ISA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- La.
-
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- SLP
-
- IAS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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 = .
- in.
-
- ine
-
- SLA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IOF
-
- ILS
-
- 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.
- IPS
-
- IOT
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- SLE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- il-
-
- Lt.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ft.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- SOF
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Les
-
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- FOS
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- FSA
-
- FPO
-
- FOT
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LaF
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- se-
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- fn
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- i.
-
- TP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- 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.
- ol
-
- S.
-
- NL
-
- FE
-
- N.
-
- NP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- NI
-
- NF
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L1
-
- le
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- LF
-
- SL
-
- L2
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TL
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- IP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FP
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.