Anagrams of self-pollination
Word self-pollination has
1878 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of self-pollination.
- self-opinion
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noun,
opinion of oneself, especially when unduly high.
- pollinations
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noun,
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- pollination
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noun,
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- all-in-one
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noun,
an undergarment that combines a girdle and brassiere in one piece.
- inflations
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noun,
Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- 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).
- septillion
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.
- spoliation
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noun,
the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- still-life
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noun,
a representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit.
- insolation
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noun,
exposure to the sun's rays, especially as a process of treatment.
- foliation
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noun,
the act or process of putting forth leaves.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- foliolate
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adjective,
pertaining to or consisting of leaflets (often used in combination, as bifoliolate).
- pollinate
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- linalools
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noun,
a colorless, unsaturated terpene liquid alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, having a fragrance similar to that of bergamot oil, obtained from several essential oils: used in perfumery.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- Pisanello
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- napoleons
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noun,
a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.
- Neopilina
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noun,
any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- nine-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- fellatios
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noun,
oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- polonaise
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noun,
a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
- Paisiello
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noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1741–1816, Italian composer.
- 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.
- postilion
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noun,
a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
- polianite
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noun,
a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- inflation
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noun,
Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- fontanels
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noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- pantofles
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noun,
a slipper.
- Plotinian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- illations
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- ill-spent
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adjective,
misspent; wasted.
- infantile
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish:
- paleontol
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- pointille
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adjective,
(of book covers) decorated with a tooled pattern of dots.
- flotillas
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noun,
a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- pastille
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noun,
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- pentosan
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noun,
any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- paillons
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- pantofle
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noun,
a slipper.
- 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.
- 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)
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- paleosol
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noun,
a fossil soil preserved within a sequence of geological deposits, indicative of past conditions.
- antilife
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adjective,
antagonistic or indifferent to a normal life.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- pinnati-
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- pinitols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- pillions
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noun,
a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.
- anilines
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Napoleon
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noun,
a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.
- optional
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adjective,
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- fellatio
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noun,
oral stimulation of the penis, especially to orgasm.
- filiates
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- finalist
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noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- fleapits
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noun,
a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
- floatels
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noun,
a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
- flotilla
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noun,
a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
- foliates
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- fontanel
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noun,
one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull.
- pollinia
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noun,
an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- illation
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- inflates
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- one-spot
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noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- lanolins
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noun,
a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- lenition
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noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- linalool
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noun,
a colorless, unsaturated terpene liquid alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, having a fragrance similar to that of bergamot oil, obtained from several essential oils: used in perfumery.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- 11-point
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- nitinols
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- notional
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adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- pintanos
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- fontinas
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- pisolite
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noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- polities
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noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- position
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noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- allision
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noun,
the striking of one ship by another.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- Sainfoin
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noun,
a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- Saltillo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Coahuila, in northern Mexico.
- 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.
- 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.
- sinapine
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noun,
an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- sinfonia
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noun,
a symphony.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- stallion
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- teaspoon
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noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- tefillin
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plural noun,
the phylacteries.
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- platoons
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noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- platino-
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- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- 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.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- pitfall
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noun,
a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- illites
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- Tallinn
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- footsie
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noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- footles
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noun,
nonsense; foolishness; silliness.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- tenpins
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- 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.
- stollen
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noun,
a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isation
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- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intens.
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- instill
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- pintail
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- 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.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- filiate
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- finales
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- fillips
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noun,
an act or instance of filliping; a smart tap or stroke.
- fill-in
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noun,
a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion:
- fillies
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noun,
a young female horse.
- 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.
- 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:
- festoon
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noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- finials
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- Fellini
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noun,
Federico [Italian fe-de-ree-kaw] /Italian ˌfɛ dɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1920–1993, Italian film director and writer.
- 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.
- topsoil
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noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- fanions
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- failles
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noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- etalons
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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.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- tiepins
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- foliate
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adjective,
covered with or having leaves.
- follies
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noun,
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- foliose
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adjective,
Botany. leafy.
- foliole
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noun,
a leaflet, as of a compound leaf.
- Tiepolo
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noun,
Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
- tinfoil
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- folates
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noun,
folic acid.
- 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.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- floatel
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noun,
a boat or ship that serves as a hotel, sometimes permanently moored to a dock.
- tollies
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noun,
candle (def 1).
- fleapit
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noun,
a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
- flannel
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noun,
a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- lanolin
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noun,
a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- opinion
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noun,
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- paillon
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- ostiole
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noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- platoon
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noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- opsonin
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noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- oolites
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- 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.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- plosion
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noun,
the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant.
Also called explosion.
Compare implosion (def 2).
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- pollens
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- peloton
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noun,
an ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th century, usually having a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different color.
- pannose
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adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- paniolo
-
noun,
a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- palolos
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noun,
palolo worm.
- pallets
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noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- spleno-
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- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- Plantin
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noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- Liestal
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- snap-on
-
adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- soliton
-
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- latosol
-
noun,
a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lintels
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- lollies
-
noun,
lollipop.
- pillion
-
noun,
a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nonstop
-
noun,
a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
- nonself
-
noun,
any antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's immune system (distinguished from self).
- nonlife
-
noun,
lack or absence of life.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- pinions
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- lollops
-
verb (used without object),
British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- saponin
-
noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Nalline
-
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Lillian
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- 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.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- eftsoon
-
adverb,
soon afterward.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- Apollos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
- Ellison
-
noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- 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.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- polit.
-
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Pollen
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- 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.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- 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.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- plani-
-
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- plano-
-
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- 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.
- 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.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pleio-
-
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- 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.
- 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.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- infin.
-
- infill
-
noun,
the planned conversion of empty lots, underused or rundown buildings, and other available space in densely built-up urban and suburban areas for use as sites for commercial buildings and housing, frequently as an alternative to overdevelopment of rural areas.
- 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:
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- 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.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Iloilo
-
noun,
a seaport on S Panay, in the central Philippines.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- septi-
-
- Iletin
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- 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.
- saloop
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- niello
-
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.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- posole
-
noun,
a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- 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.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- 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.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- 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.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- Apollo
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- osteo-
-
- Otello
-
noun,
an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- 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.
- paleo-
-
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- paleon
-
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- lollop
-
verb (used without object),
British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- palolo
-
noun,
palolo worm.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- 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.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- 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.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- 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.
- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pilafs
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- 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.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lepto-
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- penta-
-
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- aniso-
-
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- panto-
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- 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.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- pennis
-
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- 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.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- filate
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- 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.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- steno-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- 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.
- stifle
-
noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- fallen
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- 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.
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- folate
-
noun,
folic acid.
- 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:
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- 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.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- 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.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- 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.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- fellas
-
noun,
fellow.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- splen-
-
- 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.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- flites
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- 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.
- folios
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- faille
-
noun,
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
- fillip
-
noun,
an act or instance of filliping; a smart tap or stroke.
- finale
-
noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- footle
-
noun,
nonsense; foolishness; silliness.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- 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.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- 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.
- f-stop
-
noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- 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.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- filial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- follis
-
noun,
a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Feosol
-
- festal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- 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.
- anon.
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- 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).
- pant-
-
- anti-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Penn.
-
- 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.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Tenn.
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- 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.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- pelfs
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- telo-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- noso-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tono-
-
- tonia
-
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- noto-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 30-30
-
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topo-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- 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.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- pale-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- 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.
- opto-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- 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.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- 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.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- 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.
- oste-
-
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- 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.
- oleo-
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onto-
-
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- TOEFL
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- span-
-
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- post-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- 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.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 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.
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- 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:
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- allo-
-
- poofs
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- 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.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- sito-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- 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.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- self-
-
- 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.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- aloof
-
adverb,
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
- 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.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- 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).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- 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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Sino-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- 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.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pilaf
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- annot
-
- 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.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- plio-
-
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- spoof
-
noun,
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody:
- 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.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- 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.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- step-
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- 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.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- 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.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- 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.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Lille
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- feti-
-
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- 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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- filos
-
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- 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:
- fills
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- 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.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Epis.
-
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Epist
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lillo
-
noun,
George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- 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:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- 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.
- fella
-
noun,
fellow.
- fells
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lolls
-
noun,
the act of lolling.
- loofs
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- ilio-
-
- flips
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ileo-
-
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- foll.
-
- fools
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- folio
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- 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.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- ition
-
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- Ital.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- 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.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- 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.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- naso-
-
- Falls
-
noun,
a town in NE Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- nano-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ation
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- natl.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- poof
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- 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 = .
- Ste.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 1080
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- AISI
-
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- flap
-
noun,
something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- pts.
-
- non-
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psia
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Fla.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- all-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- pot.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- int.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- intl
-
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Fin.
-
- filt
-
- alt.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- 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.
- eso-
-
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lani
-
- itol
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- tonn
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- iso-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nos-
-
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- pnea
-
- 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.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- not-
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- itis
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- 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.
- 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.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- IOOF
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Ens.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Soni
-
- fol.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- est.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- 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.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- ates
-
- enl.
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- 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.
- 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.
- fool
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- soln
-
- 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.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- FOIA
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Alis
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Inf.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- infl
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Flip
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- top-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- neo-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Lat.
-
- ins.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- ile-
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- esp.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Ill.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sepn
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- FLOP
-
noun,
an act of flopping.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- inae
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- 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.
-
- ant.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- 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:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- 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.
- pelf
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- 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.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- ole-
-
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- 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).
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Ont.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Pal.
-
- loof
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- apo-
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- fell
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- tion
-
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- 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.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Pen.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- aet.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- pil-
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- lea.
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- 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.
- 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.
- ann.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- 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.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- epit
-
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- 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.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- NTIA
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fall
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ano-
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- epi-
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Pet.
-
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Af.
-
- fo.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STP
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- TAL
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- 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.
- AFS
-
- TSI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TSE
-
- ETS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- AEF
-
- TPN
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FAO
-
- 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.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Fl.
-
- tlo
-
- Fia
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- FET
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EOF
-
- ETO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- EPA
-
- 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.
- al.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- spt
-
- St.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FIO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TPI
-
- FPS
-
- ESA
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- STL
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ap-
-
- ESL
-
- AFP
-
- Sta
-
- STI
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AFL
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- NIA
-
- Isl
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- OTS
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- 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.
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- ATP
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- LPN
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ll.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- OOT
-
- 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:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ef-
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SOF
-
- pf.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ean
-
- Lif
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- OPA
-
- oon
-
- ANF
-
- ast
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- NSA
-
- Npt
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NOP
-
- ne-
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- NEA
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- NLF
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- at.
-
- 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
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- OSF
-
- OAO
-
- LSI
-
- NSF
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ons
-
- LTL
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- ase
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- OAP
-
- ASI
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- PIO
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ine
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- APS
-
- ILO
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- So.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSF
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- IOF
-
- ILP
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- SLA
-
- en-
-
- SLP
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- FPO
-
- FSA
-
- SLE
-
- ft.
-
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- io-
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ite
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- pli
-
- plf
-
- IOT
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- LaF
-
- ITA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- efl
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TSP
-
- ist
-
- IPO
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- NFS
-
- EIS
-
- IPA
-
- TP
-
- SL
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LF
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SN
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- FE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- 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.
- NI
-
- NP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- TL
-
- AO
-
- TN
-
- NF
-
- ol
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- O.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
-
- L.
-
- FP
-
- OA
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- fn
-