Anagrams of ship-chandler
Word ship-chandler has
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- philanders
-
verb (used without object),
(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- cephalins
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noun,
any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, especially of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties.
- pilchards
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noun,
a small, southern European, marine fish, Sardina pilchardus, related to the herring but smaller and rounder.
- Philander
-
verb (used without object),
(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- Richlands
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noun,
a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works.
Compare Hanford (def 2).
- hard-line
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noun,
an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- spherical
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adjective,
having the form of a sphere; globular.
- chandlers
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- displacer
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noun,
a person or thing that displaces.
- shrapnel
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noun,
Military.
a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
such projectiles collectively.
- Hinsdale
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- seraphic
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- heraldic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry:
- planches
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noun,
a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.
- heparins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- helipads
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noun,
a takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without commercial facilities.
- Heraclid
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noun,
a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- pinheads
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noun,
the head of a pin.
- headship
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noun,
the position of head or chief; chief authority; leadership; supremacy.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- pilchard
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noun,
a small, southern European, marine fish, Sardina pilchardus, related to the herring but smaller and rounder.
- inarches
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- inhalers
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- islander
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- peracids
-
noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- Sheridan
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noun,
Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- hardship
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noun,
a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression:
- headpins
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noun,
the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.
- earlship
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noun,
earldom (def 1).
- decrials
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- Delphian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- children
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noun,
plural of child.
- Richland
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noun,
a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works.
Compare Hanford (def 2).
- charnels
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noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- Charline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- displace
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- Chandler
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- echidnas
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noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- calipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- cephalin
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noun,
any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, especially of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties.
- raphides
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plural noun,
acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.
- radicles
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- radicels
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- handlers
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noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- prescind
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verb (used with object),
to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- spandrel
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noun,
Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- harelips
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- hardens
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noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- helipad
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noun,
a takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without commercial facilities.
- heralds
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noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- dishpan
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noun,
a large pan in which dishes, pots, etc., are washed.
- plenish
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verb (used with object),
to fill up; stock; furnish.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- Helprin
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noun,
Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Chaplin
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noun,
Sir Charles Spencer ("Charlie") 1889–1977, English film actor, producer, and director; in U.S. 1910–52.
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Shepard
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noun,
Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–1998, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- panicle
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- headpin
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noun,
the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- harshen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become harsh:
- pleiads
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- rhachis
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noun,
rachis.
- herdics
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noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- dialers
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- pinhead
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noun,
the head of a pin.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spheral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sphere.
- placers
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Rhenish
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noun,
British. Rhine wine.
- raphide
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plural noun,
acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.
- diphase
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adjective,
having two phases; two-phase.
- caliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- parcels
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- splicer
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- hinders
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- charnel
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noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- planish
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verb (used with object),
to give a smooth finish to (metal) by striking lightly with a smoothly faced hammer or die.
- Hichens
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noun,
Robert Smythe [smahyth,, smahyth] /smaɪð,, smaɪθ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1950, English novelist.
- Charlie
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Charles
-
noun,
(Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II).
- calends
-
noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- pinches
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- cephal-
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- radicel
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noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- radicle
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- spindle
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noun,
a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- echards
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- edaphic
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adjective,
related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.
- Ehrlich
-
noun,
Paul [poul] /paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1915, German physician, bacteriologist, and chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1908.
- ranches
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- eparchs
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- elapids
-
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.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- endarch
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adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- Echidna
-
noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- Harpies
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- caliphs
-
noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- panders
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- harelip
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- sharpie
-
noun,
sharper.
- candier
-
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candles
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- sharpen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- palsied
-
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.
- hardies
-
noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- handsel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- handles
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- spinach
-
noun,
a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
- Handler
-
noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- redcaps
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- Halpern
-
noun,
Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
- halides
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- Cherish
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verb (used with object),
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for:
- plancer
-
noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- slander
-
noun,
defamation; calumny:
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Decalin
-
- pedlars
-
noun,
peddler.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- decrial
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Phineas
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- phrenic
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- Ireland
-
noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Aldrich
-
noun,
Thomas Bailey, 1836–1907, U.S. short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
- aldrins
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- peracid
-
noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- Landers
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- larches
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- daphnes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a nymph who, when pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.
- Daphnis
-
noun,
a son of Hermes: the originator of pastoral poetry.
- sphecid
-
noun,
a sphecid wasp.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Lachish
-
noun,
a Canaanite city captured by Joshua: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Lachine
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- darnels
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- nephric
-
adjective,
renal.
- phrenia
-
- inphase
-
adjective,
having the same phase.
- childes
-
noun,
a youth of noble birth.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- parches
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- chields
-
noun,
a young man; fellow.
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- airshed
-
noun,
a geographical area within which the air frequently is confined or channeled, with all parts of the area thus being subject to similar conditions of air pollution.
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Delphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Delphi.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- inhales
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- inhaler
-
noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- despair
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- cradles
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- archils
-
noun,
orchil.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- scaled
-
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.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elapid
-
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.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- scarph
-
noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Schipa
-
noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- Delphi
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- nephr-
-
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- rehash
-
noun,
the act of rehashing.
- Daphne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a nymph who, when pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Danish
-
noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- Pesach
-
noun,
Passover (def 1).
- phiale
-
noun,
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
- phials
-
noun,
vial.
- Philae
-
noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- phren.
-
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- indecl
-
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Lepcha
-
noun,
a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- 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.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- lashed
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lapsed
-
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:
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- halide
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- palish
-
adjective,
somewhat pale.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- radish
-
noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ralphs
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- ephahs
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placid
-
adjective,
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- planch
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Hirsch
-
noun,
John Stephen, 1930–1989, Canadian stage director, born in Hungary.
- plani-
-
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- pleach
-
verb (used with object),
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- plench
-
noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- helic-
-
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- hedral
-
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- hasher
-
noun,
a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- schlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- cleans
-
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- shaped
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
-
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- caliph
-
noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- Childe
-
noun,
a youth of noble birth.
- chield
-
noun,
a young man; fellow.
- chides
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Chasid
-
noun,
Hasid.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- chapes
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- Chapel
-
noun,
a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- chiral
-
adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alephs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- alders
-
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- adren-
-
- Achish
-
noun,
the king of the Philistine city of Gath, who twice gave refuge to David. I Sam. 21:10–15.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- 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.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- splen-
-
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- shield
-
noun,
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- Shilha
-
noun,
a Berber language, the language of the Shluh.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsen-
-
- Sidrah
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archi-
-
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- 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.
- insep
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- insp.
-
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- peri-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arch.
-
- Archd
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- arche
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- Iran.
-
- aphid
-
noun,
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- PharD
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- phane
-
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- 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.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- phile
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Phila
-
- Phil.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- herp.
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- hides
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hier-
-
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Hilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Hind.
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- herns
-
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shied
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Shiah
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Shilh
-
noun,
a member of a mountain people of Morocco.
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- 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.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- plan-
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- sarc-
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Icel.
-
- Arnel
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 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.
- clase
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spec.
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- aeri-
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- aden-
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- 30-30
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pale-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- PEDir
-
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- pedi-
-
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Scand
-
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- 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).
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- 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.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- span-
-
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Parl.
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- spade
-
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.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- 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.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- cidal
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- recip
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- 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.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- reni-
-
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ephah
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- encl.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Seric
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Chald
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dial.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- dhals
-
noun,
dal.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- desc.
-
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Child
-
noun,
a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deci-
-
- decl.
-
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- deca-
-
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Chin.
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Delhi
-
noun,
a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km).
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- 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.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- char-
-
- resp.
-
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- 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.
- disc.
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- chap.
-
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- dich-
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- rhin-
-
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- dipl.
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- 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.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- caps.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Card.
-
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- cine-
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- heli-
-
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- prae-
-
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- prand
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- pred.
-
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- harsh
-
adjective,
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect:
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- carp-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- prec
-
- Pan.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- 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.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- sld.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pre-
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- shr.
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Shah
-
noun,
(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- SLIC
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Phar
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scil
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- sci.
-
- pnea
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Sra.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- phr.
-
- NIRA
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sch.
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Rida
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Pers
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- peds
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sepn
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- ped.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- rel.
-
- sec.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sech
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Pen.
-
- prin
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RdAc
-
- pil-
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- psid
-
- psia
-
- rad.
-
- scr.
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- psec
-
- rcd.
-
- prs.
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SPCA
-
- RNAS
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- PERL
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- per.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- perh
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- repl
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ELAS
-
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Chal
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- CERN
-
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- cir.
-
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hal-
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- cide
-
- hash
-
noun,
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cis-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- 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.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- ile-
-
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- IndE
-
- 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).
- HRIP
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ind.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cdr.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- idae
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ical
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Ice.
-
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- ins.
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- drch
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- DCNL
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- DChE
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Den.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dia-
-
- 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.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- 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.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- der.
-
- Din.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- depr
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dis-
-
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dep.
-
- dlr.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Esd.
-
- esp.
-
- Cres
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cpd.
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- clep
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Eph.
-
- Ens.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- 1080
-
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- 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.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- enl.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- 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.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ands
-
- 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.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- NDSL
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ance
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- NDAC
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- 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.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aph-
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- ANSI
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Alis
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ald.
-
- lip-
-
- NADP
-
- NADH
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- Nah.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- AInd
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NASD
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- lin.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Aire
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Apr.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Ire.
-
- 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).
- ACLS
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neph
-
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Neh.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Lani
-
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- acr-
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Sr.
-
- dh-
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- AHL
-
- DAE
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- AIC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ae.
-
- DAR
-
- AHE
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- AEC
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- RLD
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ACS
-
- 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.
- rnd
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ACP
-
- Rs.
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- sd.
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DEA
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SAE
-
- Ar.
-
- RNA
-
- ch.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- APS
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- SHA
-
- Apl
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ard
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- 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).
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- APC
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- SLA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASN
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- CAI
-
- shp
-
- ase
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- 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).
- ARS
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- CSA
-
- CPA
-
- ScD
-
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CSR
-
- CLR
-
- sc.
-
- DCL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SAR
-
- DPH
-
- DSC
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ALC
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- CNS
-
- CLI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ANC
-
- SED
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- SLE
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- cp.
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SDI
-
- SLP
-
- SDA
-
- SLR
-
- SCP
-
- cle
-
- dha
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- DHL
-
- ISA
-
- PID
-
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PHS
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PhL
-
- INH
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PhD
-
- LSD
-
- 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).
- PHA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- 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:
- ine
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- di.
-
- IAS
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- 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).
- ide
-
- IDP
-
- 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.
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NSC
-
- NDE
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- NSA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- NES
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- NHS
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- PCS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- Ld.
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- LDC
-
- LDP
-
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
-
- PCI
-
- NAD
-
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Les
-
- LHD
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- HPD
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- NIA
-
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- EDP
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- Ehr
-
- RDA
-
- RCN
-
- eir
-
- RCA
-
- EIS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ESL
-
- DPI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- DIL
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- DLC
-
- DLS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- DPA
-
- DPC
-
- DPS
-
- ed.
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- DSA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Esc
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PSA
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- HHD
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- PLR
-
- PRA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Rd.
-
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- PRC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- HDL
-
- hd.
-
- HCR
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- RPS
-
- pli
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- PLC
-
- ESR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- HIH
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- HSH
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- RP
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- i.
-
- NH
-
- ic
-
- NL
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- 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.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- DN
-
- L.
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- HP
-
- HL
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HH
-
- h.
-
- DP
-
- PH
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- D.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- le
-
- CE
-
- SA
-
- LR
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LC
-
- ln
-
- RN
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- SN
-
- RH
-
- IP
-
- RI
-
- dl
-