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Word septicidal has
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- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- ciliates
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- displace
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- idealist
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noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- disciple
-
noun,
Religion.
one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.
one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.
any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- talipeds
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- pleiads
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- plastid
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noun,
a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- palsied
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- dailies
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noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- citadel
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noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- dialect
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noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- delicts
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- depicts
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verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- elapids
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- taliped
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- caplets
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- delist
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verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- caplet
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- citied
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adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- delict
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- listed
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- depict
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verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- septi-
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- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- sialid
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noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- iliads
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- lapsed
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- scaled
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- stadle
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noun,
staddle.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- salted
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- lipids
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noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- cadets
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noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Lidice
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noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- lidias
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- dispel
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verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- distal
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adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- distil
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verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- pedals
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- pisci-
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- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- pleads
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verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- teiids
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noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- adepts
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noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- plated
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- tidies
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noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- placid
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adjective,
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- alcids
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Pleiad
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- aliped
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- adits
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noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- tidal
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- sapid
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adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- plat.
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- spelt
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noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- splad
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noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- adept
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noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- ectad
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adverb,
outward.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- plica
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- spade
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noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- edict
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noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- dist.
-
- splat
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noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- lipid
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noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Delta
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- dept.
-
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- desc.
-
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- stade
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noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- dial.
-
- alcid
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- dices
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Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dict.
-
- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Diels
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noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- licet
-
- disc.
-
- dites
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noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- plast
-
- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plaid
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noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- edits
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noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Lidia
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- dipl.
-
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- edit.
-
- teiid
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noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Icel.
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- IATSE
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Ital.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- Sept.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- sect.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- seti-
-
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lect.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- acpt.
-
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- acet-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- scat-
-
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pated
-
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- cidal
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- pale-
-
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- peta-
-
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- pedi-
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- step-
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- decl.
-
- deci-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
-
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- alti-
-
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- ped.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- scil
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sci.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- psia
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LitD
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- psec
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lit.
-
- sec.
-
- Pet.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- itis
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- psid
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- peds
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Ltd.
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Sat.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Pal.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- pat.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- pct.
-
- PSAT
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- std.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- pil-
-
- PTSD
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- patd
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 1080
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- cide
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Ste.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- cpd.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clep
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Dec.
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Ald.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alis
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- asc-
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- cts.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- Esd.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- epit
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- SLIC
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- EDTA
-
- sld.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dis-
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- dia-
-
- dep.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- dpt.
-
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- SPCA
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- ect-
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SCP
-
- Sta
-
- PSA
-
- STI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SDA
-
- SLP
-
- SDI
-
- TID
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- STL
-
- SED
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TLC
-
- tpd
-
- TPI
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- PSC
-
- ScD
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- sd.
-
- TAL
-
- SLE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Sp.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- SLA
-
- SAE
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- spt
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- St.
-
- sc.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- PSE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- STP
-
- 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.
- La.
-
- pli
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- di.
-
- DET
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAE
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DSC
-
- DCL
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSA
-
- CPS
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- DIL
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- cle
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EIS
-
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- PLC
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ead
-
- DLC
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DST
-
- DSP
-
- DSA
-
- DPS
-
- DPI
-
- DPC
-
- DPA
-
- DLS
-
- CLI
-
- CIP
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- APC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CIE
-
- ct.
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- CDT
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- Apl
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- APS
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ECA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LDP
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- lep
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- LDC
-
- LSI
-
- Ld.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ep.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- LSC
-
- LST
-
- LSD
-
- PDT
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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:
- PID
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
-
- LTA
-
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- Lt.
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- TSP
-
- Ia.
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- ics
-
- IPA
-
- id.
-
- ILS
-
- Isl
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IDP
-
- ide
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ial
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ist
-
- Esc
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ETS
-
- ESA
-
- LDS
-
- EPT
-
- ESL
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SL
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SA
-
- S.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TP
-
- TL
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TD
-
- t.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- DP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- dl
-
- L.
-
- EI
-
- le
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CE
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IP
-
- D.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.