Anagrams of self-propulsion
Word self-propulsion has
1478 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of self-propulsion.
- pollenosis
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noun,
hay fever.
- propulsion
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noun,
the act or process of propelling.
- profusions
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noun,
abundance; abundant quantity.
- repulsions
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noun,
the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- Roussillon
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noun,
a historic region in S France, on the border of Spain and the Mediterranean Sea.
- spillproof
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adjective,
(of a container) designed to prevent spilling.
- profession
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noun,
a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science:
Compare learned profession.
- oppression
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noun,
the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- soniferous
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adjective,
conveying or producing sound.
- porpoises
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noun,
any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
- perfusion
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noun,
the act of perfusing.
- slipnoose
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noun,
a noose with a knot that slides along the rope, thus forming a noose that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Solferino
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noun,
a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
- nullipore
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noun,
any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.
- spinproof
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adjective,
(of an airplane) designed so as to be highly resistant to a tailspin.
- repulsion
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noun,
the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- felonious
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adjective,
Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony:
- spoonfuls
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noun,
as much as a spoon can hold.
- rooflines
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noun,
the outline of a rooftop.
- fluorosis
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noun,
an abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorides, characterized in children by discoloration and pitting of the teeth and in adults by pathological bone changes.
- prelusion
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noun,
a prelude.
- fluorines
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noun,
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- prolusion
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noun,
a preliminary written article.
- profusion
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noun,
abundance; abundant quantity.
- prolepsis
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noun,
Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- soilures
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noun,
a stain.
- spoonful
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noun,
as much as a spoon can hold.
- slipsole
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noun,
an insole placed in a shoe for warmth or to adjust the size.
- supplies
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noun,
the act of supplying, furnishing, providing, satisfying, etc.:
- Foulness
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noun,
the state or quality of being foul:
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- spoilers
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- unlooses
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- flippers
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noun,
a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- sunroofs
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noun,
a section of an automobile roof that can be slid or lifted open.
- plosions
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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).
- slipslop
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noun,
meaningless or trifling talk or writing.
- resinous
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adjective,
full of or containing resin.
- sporules
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noun,
a spore, especially a small one.
- epsilons
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- sunproof
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adjective,
impervious to sunlight or damage by the rays of the sun.
- perilous
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adjective,
involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous:
- purloins
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verb (used with object),
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- pipefuls
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noun,
a quantity sufficient to fill the bowl of a pipe:
- sulfones
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group –SO 2 –, united with two hydrocarbon groups.
- fluorine
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noun,
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.
- purposes
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noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pilsners
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- floppies
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noun,
floppy disk.
- floppers
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noun,
air plant (def 2).
- pruinose
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adjective,
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- Polonius
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noun,
the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- propolis
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noun,
a reddish resinous cement collected by bees from the buds of trees, used to stop up crevices in the hives, strengthen the cells, etc.
- proposes
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verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- propines
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noun,
a present; gift.
- upsilons
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- elusions
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- porpoise
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noun,
any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
- press-up
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noun,
push-up.
- spinules
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noun,
a small spine.
- roofless
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adjective,
having no roof.
- splenius
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noun,
a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- roofline
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noun,
the outline of a rooftop.
- neurosis
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- nol-pros
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verb (used with object),
to end by a nolle prosequi.
- propones
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- profiles
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noun,
the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- pensils
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noun,
pencel.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- pelorus
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noun,
a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- perfins
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- foliose
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adjective,
Botany. leafy.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- pepsins
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- foisons
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noun,
abundance; plenty.
- follies
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noun,
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- foliole
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noun,
a leaflet, as of a compound leaf.
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- spinels
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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.
- sooners
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noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- nipples
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- pileups
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noun,
a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
- ill-use
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noun,
Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
- florins
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- pileous
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adjective,
hairy or furry.
- florous
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- Flossie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- nippers
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- refills
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noun,
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
- Persson
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noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- Persius
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noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- runless
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adjective,
without having scored a run; without runs:
- fluoro-
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- Roussel
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noun,
Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- sippers
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noun,
a person who sips.
- illness
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noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- sporous
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- Silures
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- insouls
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- insures
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- ripples
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noun,
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
- loppers
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noun,
a person or thing that lops.
- frisson
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noun,
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
- oppress
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verb (used with object),
to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
- opposes
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verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- spleno-
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- orioles
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- sponsor
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noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- fulness
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noun,
fullness.
- fullers
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noun,
a person who fulls cloth.
- Rollins
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noun,
Theodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- splores
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- spinous
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adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- ourself
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pronoun,
one's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others:
- sporule
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noun,
a spore, especially a small one.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- spinule
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noun,
a small spine.
- fusions
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noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- lupines
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- onerous
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adjective,
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
- Furness
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noun,
Horace Howard, 1833–1912, and his son Horace Howard, 1865–1930, U.S. Shakespearean scholars and editors.
- sillers
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noun,
silver.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orosius
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noun,
Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
- Silenus
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noun,
a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
- soursop
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noun,
the large, dark-green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
- furioso
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adverb,
forcefully; turbulently.
- pilfers
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verb (used with or without object),
to steal, especially in small quantities.
- Russell
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noun,
Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl, 1872–1970, English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel Prize in literature 1950.
- popsies
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- 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).
- poseurs
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- suppose
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verb (used with object),
to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory:
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- slip-up
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noun,
a mistake, blunder, or oversight:
- supples
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adjective,
bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
- pull-in
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noun, adjective,
drive-in.
- pull-on
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noun,
an item of apparel that is pulled on, as a sweater or glove.
- supines
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- enrolls
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verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- lineups
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noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- slipper
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noun,
any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc.
Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
- pleuron
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noun,
the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- pleuro-
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- propose
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verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- plessor
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noun,
plexor.
- lippens
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- Poussin
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noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- poplins
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- lippers
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noun,
a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- unpiles
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verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- unloose
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- slopers
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Lepsius
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noun,
Karl Richard [kahrl rikh-ahrt] /kɑrl ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- unrolls
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verb (used with object),
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled):
- leprous
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adjective,
Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- puisnes
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- suspire
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- unroofs
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verb (used with object),
to take off the roof or covering of.
- pollens
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- ensouls
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- purfles
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noun,
Also called purfling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.
- superl.
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- propone
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- fipples
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noun,
a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows.
- sulfone
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group –SO 2 –, united with two hydrocarbon groups.
- purples
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noun,
any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- purpose
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noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- fissure
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noun,
a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
- loopers
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noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- fleuron
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noun,
a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
- pipeful
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noun,
a quantity sufficient to fill the bowl of a pipe:
- profess
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verb (used with object),
to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to:
- pilules
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noun,
a small pill (contrasted with bolus).
- profile
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noun,
the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- loosens
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- flipper
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noun,
a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- profuse
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adjective,
spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in):
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- flip-up
-
noun,
a flip-up device.
- solions
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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.
- propels
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verb (used with object),
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
- purloin
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verb (used with object),
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purlins
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noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- fill-up
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noun,
an act or instance of filling up, as a tank with fuel.
- uprises
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- elusion
-
noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- Ellison
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noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- fillers
-
noun,
a person or thing that fills:
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- filosus
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adjective,
fibratus.
- sunroof
-
noun,
a section of an automobile roof that can be slid or lifted open.
- sunrise
-
noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- sullies
-
noun,
Obsolete. a stain; soil.
- propine
-
noun,
a present; gift.
- upsilon
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- Nippur
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- nipple
-
noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- 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.
- slurps
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lippen
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- senufo
-
noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Sifnos
-
noun,
Siphnos.
- lipper
-
noun,
a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- loupes
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noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- losels
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- louses
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- loosen
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- nip-up
-
noun,
a calisthenic routine or gymnastic move of springing to one's feet from a supine position.
- lopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lops.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- neurol
-
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- slopes
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- neuro-
-
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- serifs
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- lisles
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- 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.
- sinful
-
adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- sloops
-
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).
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- lupine
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- Pelops
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- Russo-
-
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- pulses
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- pleur-
-
- pleio-
-
- purfle
-
noun,
Also called purfling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- purlin
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- purple
-
noun,
any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- pinups
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pilule
-
noun,
a small pill (contrasted with bolus).
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilpul
-
noun,
a method of disputation among rabbinical scholars regarding the interpretation of Talmudic rules and principles or Scripture that involves the development of careful and often excessively subtle distinctions.
- pilous
-
adjective,
pilose.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pilfer
-
verb (used with or without object),
to steal, especially in small quantities.
- pluses
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pileup
-
noun,
a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- propel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- 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.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- porous
-
adjective,
full of pores.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poplin
-
noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Pollen
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- ripple
-
noun,
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
- opuses
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- oppose
-
verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- 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.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nullos
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- refill
-
noun,
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
- snells
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- perfin
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- peplus
-
noun,
peplos.
- peplos
-
noun,
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Peipus
-
noun,
a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- ousels
-
noun,
ouzel.
- rifles
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- orlops
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- folios
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- fluors
-
- supper
-
noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- Supple
-
adjective,
bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- ireful
-
adjective,
full of intense anger; wrathful.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- fusils
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- Fuseli
-
noun,
(John) Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1741–1825, English painter, illustrator, and essayist; born in Switzerland.
- flours
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- follis
-
noun,
a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
- spouse
-
noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- unless
-
conjunction,
except under the circumstances that:
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Furies
-
noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- spiro-
-
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- splen-
-
- sporo-
-
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- 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.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- flori-
-
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spills
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- floors
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- fipple
-
noun,
a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows.
- sullen
-
adjective,
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spurns
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- Flores
-
noun,
flower (def 11).
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- spells
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- Florio
-
noun,
John, 1553?–1625, English lexicographer and translator.
- Filler
-
noun,
a person or thing that fills:
- super-
-
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- ferous
-
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- Insull
-
noun,
Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- Feosol
-
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Fuller
-
noun,
a person who fulls cloth.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- eosins
-
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.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- spools
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- spoofs
-
noun,
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody:
- spoons
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- soleus
-
noun,
a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- fossil
-
noun,
any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- uppers
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- fossor
-
noun,
(in the early Christian church) a minor clergyman employed as a gravedigger.
- frises
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- upspin
-
noun,
a sudden, upward, spiraling movement, trend, etc.:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- 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.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- unroll
-
verb (used with object),
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled):
- snipes
-
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.
- unroof
-
verb (used with object),
to take off the roof or covering of.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- urino-
-
- solons
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- unsell
-
verb (used with object),
to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something:
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- snoops
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- flour
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 30-30
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- ORuss
-
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- flips
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- flor.
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Floss
-
noun,
the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- fouls
-
noun,
foot rot.
- floor
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- refl.
-
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- foll.
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- fools
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- pelfs
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- spor-
-
- folio
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- fore-
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- resp.
-
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- flues
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- peri-
-
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- reni-
-
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fosse
-
noun,
a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- 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.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- 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.
- pros.
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Epis.
-
- poss.
-
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- poops
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- Prus.
-
- poofs
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- proof
-
noun,
evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- PROFS
-
noun,
professor.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Pres.
-
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- prep.
-
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- pref.
-
- prop.
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- poufs
-
noun,
a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Fleur
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- pleo-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- fills
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- filos
-
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- pupil
-
noun,
a person, usually young, who is learning under the close supervision of a teacher at school, a private tutor, or the like; student.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- 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.
- fires
-
- sulfo
-
adjective,
containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- pinup
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- sulf-
-
- Sufis
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pupin
-
noun,
Michael Idvorsky [id-vawr-skee] /ɪdˈvɔr ski/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. inventor, physicist, and author, born in Hungary.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- 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.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- surfs
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- plio-
-
- pulls
-
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- plur.
-
- plupf
-
- pulps
-
noun,
the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- supp.
-
- 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.
- plops
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- fells
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Orlon
-
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sero-
-
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- sines
-
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.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- neur-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- spies
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- self-
-
- selfs
-
noun,
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- insp.
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- insep
-
- insol
-
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- fpsps
-
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- 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.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- 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).
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- lipo-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- sones
-
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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- loofs
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Sino-
-
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- 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.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- spoof
-
noun,
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody:
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- OPers
-
- fuels
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Rollo
-
noun,
Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- fulls
-
noun,
the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- opsis
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- illus
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Freon
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- noses
-
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.
- noso-
-
- oleo-
-
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Fris.
-
- furls
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- fress
-
verb (used without object),
to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- nulls
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- nullo
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- frill
-
noun,
a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Soni
-
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- spp.
-
- 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.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- USPS
-
- USPO
-
- USIS
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- soln
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 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:
- prs.
-
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- seps
-
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.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- ref.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- purs
-
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Rus.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- Rep.
-
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- UNEF
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- uni-
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- pulp
-
noun,
the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- sur-
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- supr
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- rel.
-
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sepn
-
- 1080
-
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- loof
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- 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.
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lip-
-
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- pro-
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- iso-
-
- nos-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- 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.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ISSN
-
- isls
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- 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.
- fell
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- Fin.
-
- esp.
-
- 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.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Flip
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- FLOP
-
noun,
an act of flopping.
- Eur.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Ens.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eso-
-
- eous
-
- epi-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ESIS
-
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Inf.
-
- fuss
-
noun,
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle:
- IOOF
-
- ile-
-
- Ill.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- infl
-
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- 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 = .
- ious
-
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fur.
-
- fol.
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fool
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- for.
-
- Foss
-
noun,
Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Fri.
-
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Frs.
-
- FRSL
-
- FRSS
-
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- full
-
noun,
the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pelf
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- Pol.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, 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.
- 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.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poof
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pop-
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- osis
-
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Pen.
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pfui
-
interjection,
phooey.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- 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.
- 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.
- pil-
-
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pers
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- PERL
-
- perf
-
- PLSS
-
- per.
-
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- opp.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- prin
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- PPLO
-
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- 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.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pouf
-
noun,
a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pos.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- USS
-
- pl.
-
- 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.
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- plf
-
- FSR
-
- 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.
- pli
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- PLO
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Frl
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- ure
-
- FPO
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ur-
-
- PLR
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ESL
-
- prf
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Une
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- EIS
-
- ILS
-
- ior
-
- USR
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- USP
-
- PIO
-
- USO
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- ine
-
- USN
-
- in.
-
- eo-
-
- ILP
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- ILO
-
- ef-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- efl
-
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- io-
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- eir
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- en-
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PPS
-
- Ep.
-
- suf
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Fl.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- 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.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- PSS
-
- PPE
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSF
-
- PSE
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ESR
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- EPS
-
- FPS
-
- fo.
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- prp
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- PPI
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SPS
-
- FOS
-
- ppr
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- UPI
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- up-
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ppl
-
- SPR
-
- uns
-
- EOF
-
- ERP
-
- POR
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Sus
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- IOU
-
- NFS
-
- ose
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- NFL
-
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- NLF
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ne-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LPN
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- OSS
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- NSF
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- se-
-
- RFE
-
- OFr
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- op.
-
- OSF
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- 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.
- NUL
-
- ons
-
- OIr
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ROP
-
- ONF
-
- oo-
-
- RPO
-
- SRO
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- NOP
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- oon
-
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NSU
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RFI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- pf.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- RPS
-
- 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:
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Les
-
- SOF
-
- SNU
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Lif
-
- IUS
-
- ISR
-
- SLR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IPO
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- Re.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SLP
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ps.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Pr.
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- pp.
-
- SLE
-
- prn
-
- ll.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RU
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RI
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- IP
-
- RP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- R.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- LR
-
- SU
-
- PU
-
- fn
-
- ol
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- f.
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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.
- SN
-
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FP
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- LF
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- U.
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- FE
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- ln
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- SF
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- NL
-
- P.
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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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NP
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- NI
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- NF
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- N.
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- RN
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- SL
-
- S.
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- RO
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- le
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- L2
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- L1
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RF
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