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- silver-eye
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noun,
white-eye.
- especially
-
adverb,
particularly; exceptionally; markedly:
- seed-pearl
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noun,
a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain.
- clear-eyes
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noun,
the clary, Salvia sclarea.
- clear-eyed
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adjective,
having clear eyes.
- everyplace
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adverb,
everywhere.
- deliveries
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noun,
the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- eye-splice
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noun,
a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop.
- Sayreville
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noun,
a city in central New Jersey.
- Reidsville
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noun,
a city in N North Carolina.
- espadrille
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noun,
a flat shoe with a cloth upper, a rope sole, and sometimes lacing that ties around the ankle.
- escadrille
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noun,
a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes:
- sea-devil
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noun,
manta (def 4).
- replevies
-
noun,
a seizure in replevin.
- severally
-
adverb,
separately; singly.
- earpieces
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noun,
a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
- vice-pres
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- elderlies
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) elderly people collectively; senior citizens (usually preceded by the):
- clepsydra
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noun,
an ancient device for measuring time by the regulated flow of water or mercury through a small aperture.
- displacer
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noun,
a person or thing that displaces.
- slip-rail
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noun,
one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- daylilies
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noun,
any lily of the genus Hemerocallis, having yellow, orange, or red flowers that commonly last only for a day.
- crevalles
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noun,
any of several marine fishes of the jack family, Carangidae.
- callipers
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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.
- sea-level
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noun,
the horizontal plane or level corresponding to the surface of the sea at mean level between high and low tide.
- periclase
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noun,
a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- privacies
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noun,
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
- prelacies
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noun,
the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- devilries
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noun,
deviltry.
- deliverly
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adverb,
quickly; deftly.
- veridical
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adjective,
truthful; veracious.
- pedlaries
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noun,
peddlery.
- pedleries
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noun,
peddlery.
- reveilles
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noun,
a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
- precisive
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adjective,
separating or distinguishing (a person or thing) from another or others:
- Peiraievs
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noun,
Greek name of Piraeus.
- larvicide
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noun,
an agent for killing larvae.
- Priscilla
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noun,
a female given name: from a Roman family name.
- clear-eye
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noun,
the clary, Salvia sclarea.
- sidepiece
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noun,
a piece forming a side or a part of a side, or fixed by the side, of something.
- pearleyes
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noun,
any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic eyes, and an iridescent patch on each eye tube.
- allspice
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noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- declares
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verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- Elsevier
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noun,
Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
- cadelles
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noun,
a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.
- red-clay
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noun,
a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- decisive
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adjective,
having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important:
- Sayville
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- sidereal
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adjective,
determined by or from the stars:
- pedicles
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noun,
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- decrease
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noun,
the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction:
- pedicels
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noun,
Botany.
a small stalk.
an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- deciares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- pyralids
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noun,
any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
- crevalle
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noun,
any of several marine fishes of the jack family, Carangidae.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- pearleye
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noun,
any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic eyes, and an iridescent patch on each eye tube.
- reveille
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noun,
a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
- sclereid
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noun,
a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- received
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adjective,
generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard:
- cleavers
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noun,
a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
- precedes
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noun,
Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
- derisive
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adjective,
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking:
- spadille
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noun,
the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
- desilver
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verb (used with object),
to remove silver from (lead in the form of base bullion).
- delivers
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adjective,
Archaic. agile; quick.
- radicels
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noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- liveried
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adjective,
clad in livery, as servants:
- liveries
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noun,
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- 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.
- delivery
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noun,
the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- Pleiades
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- pleaders
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noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- cedillas
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noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- decrials
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- calipees
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- 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.
- earpiece
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noun,
a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
- calliper
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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.
- epicedia
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noun,
a funeral song; dirge.
- deep-sea
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, in, or associated with the deeper parts of the sea:
- Carlisle
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noun,
John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
- predella
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noun,
the base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs.
- seapiece
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noun,
seascape (def 1).
- rapeseed
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noun,
the seed of the rape.
- Placidyl
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- Disraeli
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noun,
Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ("Dizzy") 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.
- displace
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- disciple
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noun,
Religion.
one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.
one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.
any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- yearlies
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noun,
a publication appearing once a year.
- prelease
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noun,
a lease on a building, apartment, etc., that is offered or signed before construction has begun.
- especial
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adjective,
special; exceptional; outstanding:
- perceive
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verb (used with object),
to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses:
- peracids
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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 .
- virelays
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noun,
an old French form of short poem, composed of short lines running on two rhymes and having two opening lines recurring at intervals.
- 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.
- prevails
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verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- pie-eyed
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adjective,
drunk; intoxicated.
- presidia
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:
- replaces
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verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- percales
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- Pericles
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noun,
c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- perillas
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noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- airspeed
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- silvered
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- pervades
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verb (used with object),
to become spread throughout all parts of:
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- Villiers
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noun,
Frederic, 1852–1922, English artist and war correspondent.
- vespiary
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noun,
a nest of social wasps.
- vesperal
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noun,
the part of an antiphonary containing the chants for vespers.
- versicle
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noun,
a little verse.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- Percival
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noun,
Also, Perceval, Percivale. Arthurian Romance. a knight of King Arthur's court who sought the Holy Grail: comparable to Parzival or Parsifal in Teutonic legend.
- levelers
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noun,
a person or thing that levels.
- Pierides
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plural noun,
the Muses.
- Vercelli
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Milan.
- Perceval
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noun,
Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.
- silverly
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adverb,
with a silvery appearance or sound.
- spicery
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noun,
spice.
- silvery
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adjective,
resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color:
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- display
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noun,
an act or instance of displaying; exhibition:
- Viyella
-
- Perilla
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noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- clerisy
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noun,
learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.
- Perseid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- spidery
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adjective,
like a spider or a spider's web.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- cedilla
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noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- diverse
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adjective,
of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike:
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- padeyes
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noun,
a ring fixed to the structure of a ship as a hold for small lines, tackles, etc.
- sealery
-
noun,
a place where seals are caught.
- piscary
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noun,
Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- re-ally
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verb (used with or without object),
to ally again or anew.
- adviser
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noun,
one who gives advice.
- advisee
-
noun,
one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.
- drivels
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noun,
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- Sillery
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec.
- advices
-
noun,
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
- Paisley
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noun,
a soft woolen fabric woven with a pattern of colorful and minutely detailed figures.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- deicers
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- readily
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adverb,
promptly; quickly; easily:
- readies
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noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- Spieler
-
noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- Carlyle
-
noun,
Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.
- adverse
-
adjective,
unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:
- placers
-
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.
- clivias
-
noun,
Kaffir lily.
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- privies
-
noun,
outhouse (def 1).
- privily
-
adverb,
in a privy manner; secretly.
- carvels
-
noun,
caravel.
- Seville
-
noun,
a port in SW Spain, on the Guadalquivir River: site of the Alcazar; cathedral.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- dillies
-
noun,
something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.:
- Villard
-
noun,
Henry (Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard) 1835–1900, U.S. railroad executive and publisher, born in Bavaria.
- claries
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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.
- reviles
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- precise
-
adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- ciliary
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye.
- liveyer
-
noun,
a native or resident of Newfoundland or Labrador.
- radicel
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- despair
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- cypsela
-
noun,
an achene with an adherent calyx, as in the composite plants.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- deserve
-
verb (used with object),
to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to (reward, assistance, punishment, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or situation:
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- leaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- prevail
-
verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- dallies
-
verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- Service
-
noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- civilly
-
adverb,
politely; courteously.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- 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.
- servile
-
adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- precede
-
noun,
Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks.
- Picardy
-
noun,
a region in N France: formerly a province.
- deprive
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons):
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clavers
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- revisal
-
noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- speller
-
noun,
a person who spells words.
- pleiads
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- cleaver
-
noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- pleader
-
noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- Delicia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Villars
-
noun,
Claude Louis Hector de [klohd lwee ek-tawr duh] /kloʊd lwi ɛkˈtɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1734, marshal of France.
- leveler
-
noun,
a person or thing that levels.
- deliria
-
noun,
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- clearly
-
adverb,
in a clear manner:
- deliver
-
adjective,
Archaic. agile; quick.
- pervade
-
verb (used with object),
to become spread throughout all parts of:
- speeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that speeds.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- devilry
-
noun,
deviltry.
- diapirs
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- virelay
-
noun,
an old French form of short poem, composed of short lines running on two rhymes and having two opening lines recurring at intervals.
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- pierced
-
adjective,
punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design:
- radicle
-
noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- respell
-
verb (used with object),
to spell again or anew.
- devisee
-
noun,
a person to whom a devise is made.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- clavier
-
noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- devisal
-
noun,
the act of devising; contrivance.
- sleeper
-
noun,
a person or thing that sleeps.
- deprave
-
verb (used with object),
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- replays
-
noun,
an act or instance of replaying.
- relapse
-
noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- peavies
-
noun,
peavey.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- peaveys
-
noun,
a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.
- Presley
-
noun,
Elvis (Aron) 1935–77, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer.
- reladle
-
verb (used with object),
to mix (molten alloy steel) by pouring from ladle to ladle.
- ideally
-
adverb,
in accordance with an ideal; perfectly.
- replace
-
verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- slavery
-
noun,
the condition of a slave; bondage.
- decares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- varices
-
noun,
plural of varix.
- release
-
noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- elderly
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elderly people collectively; senior citizens (usually preceded by the):
- pillars
-
noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- Reedley
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- decease
-
noun,
the act of dying; departure from life; death.
- replevy
-
noun,
a seizure in replevin.
- 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.
- deceive
-
verb (used with object),
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude:
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- pyralid
-
noun,
any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
- privacy
-
noun,
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
- ridleys
-
noun,
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- ellipse
-
noun,
a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: (x 2 / a 2) + (y 2 / b 2) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
- deciare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- pedlars
-
noun,
peddler.
- repeals
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- epeiric
-
adjective,
extending inland from a continental margin:
- peelers
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- preside
-
verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- presell
-
verb (used with object),
to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction:
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- presale
-
noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- allseed
-
noun,
any of various many-seeded plants, as the goosefoot, Chenopodium polyspermum, and the knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare.
- dealers
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- leviers
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- pedlery
-
noun,
peddlery.
- Pylades
-
noun,
a son of Strophius who befriended Orestes, accompanied him in his wanderings, and eventually married Electra, sister of Orestes.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Apelles
-
noun,
360?–315? b.c, Greek painter.
- pedlary
-
noun,
peddlery.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- relieve
-
Idioms,
to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- reveals
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- previse
-
verb (used with object),
to foresee.
- Ercilla
-
noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- idyllic
-
adjective,
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic:
- pedicle
-
noun,
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- pedicel
-
noun,
Botany.
a small stalk.
an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- veeries
-
noun,
a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
- vesical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- Illyria
-
noun,
an ancient country along the E coast of the Adriatic.
- vesicle
-
noun,
a small sac or cyst.
- 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.
- percale
-
noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- decrees
-
noun,
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- receive
-
verb (used with object),
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
- decrial
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- vicarly
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, suggesting, or resembling a vicar:
- recedes
-
verb (used with object),
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
- calipee
-
noun,
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- cadelle
-
noun,
a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.
- silicle
-
noun,
a short silique.
- caliper
-
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.
- prelacy
-
noun,
the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- recalls
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- callers
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- decries
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- sidecar
-
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.
- cradles
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- scleral
-
adjective,
sclerotic (def 1).
- scalpel
-
noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- eclipse
-
noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- Iredell
-
noun,
James, 1751–99, associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790–99.
- 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 .
- Valerie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- parsley
-
noun,
an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food.
Compare parsley family.
- red-eye
-
noun,
the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- valeric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- redcaps
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- deciles
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- parleys
-
noun,
a discussion or conference.
- escapee
-
noun,
a person who escapes, especially from a prison or other place of detention.
- declare
-
verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- Leclair
-
noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- declive
-
adjective,
declivous.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- leaved
-
adjective,
having leaves; leafed.
- decays
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- deeply
-
adverb,
at or to a considerable extent downward; well within or beneath a surface.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- sevier
-
noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- delays
-
noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- leaves
-
noun,
plural of leaf.
- Sicily
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- decree
-
noun,
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Davies
-
noun,
Arthur Bowen [boh-uh n] /ˈboʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- severe
-
adjective,
harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- 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.
- Severy
-
noun,
(in a vaulted structure) one bay between two principal transverse arches.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- pricey
-
adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- drills
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- Psylla
-
noun,
jumping plant louse.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- releve
-
noun,
a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Ellery
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- Elysee
-
noun,
a palace in Paris: the official residence of the president of France.
- yields
-
noun,
something yielded.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- 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.
- elvers
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- eyelid
-
noun,
the movable lid of skin that serves to cover and uncover the eyeball.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Redeye
-
noun,
any of several fishes having red eyes, as the rock bass.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- 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.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Ederle
-
noun,
Gertrude Caroline, 1906–2003, U.S. swimmer.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- revels
-
noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revise
-
noun,
an act of revising.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- evades
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- ically
-
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Ridley
-
noun,
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- replay
-
noun,
an act or instance of replaying.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- 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.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- idylls
-
noun,
a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repays
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Ripley
-
noun,
George, 1802–80, U.S. literary critic, author, and social reformer: associated with the founding of Brook Farm.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- ladles
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- layers
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- dillis
-
noun,
Dili.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- seller
-
noun,
a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- 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:
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- Seeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- devise
-
noun,
Law.
the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will.
a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property.
the property so disposed of.
- device
-
noun,
a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- Devers
-
noun,
Gail, born 1966, U.S. track athlete.
- lavers
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- descry
-
verb (used with object),
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- derive
-
verb (used with object),
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- deriv.
-
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- Divali
-
noun,
Diwali.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- drives
-
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Easley
-
noun,
a town in NW South Carolina.
- easily
-
adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- recede
-
verb (used with object),
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- Scylla
-
noun,
Modern name Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy.
- scler-
-
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- drivel
-
noun,
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- divers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- 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.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- really
-
adverb,
in reality; actually:
- 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.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Seaver
-
noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- secede
-
verb (used without object),
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Valery
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.
- Player
-
noun,
a person or thing that plays.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- cellar
-
noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- veiled
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- celery
-
noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- Speyer
-
noun,
a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- 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.
- celled
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- spicey
-
adjective,
spicy.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- peavey
-
noun,
a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Cavill
-
noun,
Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- 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.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Cavell
-
noun,
Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- Cypris
-
noun,
an epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “Lady of Cyprus.”.
- Lively
-
adverb,
with briskness, vigor, or animation; briskly:
- alders
-
- peeved
-
noun,
a source of annoyance or irritation:
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- cyders
-
noun,
cider.
- 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.
- livery
-
noun,
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- livers
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- plyers
-
noun,
plier.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- cervid
-
noun,
any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- 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.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- 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.
- Peerce
-
noun,
Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- speedy
-
adjective,
characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- peeler
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- placid
-
adjective,
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
- padeye
-
noun,
a ring fixed to the structure of a ship as a hold for small lines, tackles, etc.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- 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):
- pallid
-
adjective,
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
- calli-
-
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- pavers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- Valley
-
noun,
an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- parvis
-
noun,
a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- pareve
-
adjective,
having no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient and being permissible for use with both meat and dairy meals as stated in the dietary laws:
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- Parley
-
noun,
a discussion or conference.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- pillar
-
noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- pearly
-
adjective,
like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous:
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- payees
-
noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- 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.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- cardi-
-
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- pisci-
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- piracy
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- Aseyev
-
noun,
Nikolay Nikolaevich [nik-uh-lahy nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, Russian poet.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- livres
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- 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.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- lycees
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- cresyl
-
adjective,
tolyl.
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crepey
-
adjective,
(especially of the skin) having a wrinkled surface:
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- creepy
-
adjective,
having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear:
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- advice
-
noun,
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- sleave
-
noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- advise
-
verb (used with object),
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- sleepy
-
adjective,
ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- sleeve
-
noun,
the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- 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.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- Sylvia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- levade
-
noun,
a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- dalles
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- viscid
-
adjective,
having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
- levels
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Silvia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”.
- visard
-
noun,
vizard.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- crispy
-
adjective,
(especially of food) brittle; crisp.
- levies
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- 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.
- Piercy
-
noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- Slavey
-
noun,
a female servant, especially a maid of all work in a boardinghouse.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- lipids
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- Cleves
-
noun,
a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- clever
-
adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- Vesper
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- versed
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- 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.
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Cleave
-
verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- airily
-
adverb,
in a lively or breezy manner; jauntily.
- lilied
-
adjective,
abounding in lilies.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- pelvic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pelvis.
- vespid
-
noun,
any of numerous, mostly colonial, nest-building wasps of the family Vespidae, as the yellow jackets, hornets, and mason wasps.
- pelvis
-
noun,
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
- civies
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- verily
-
adverb,
in truth; really; indeed.
- lyrics
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- spacey
-
adjective,
spaced-out (def 2).
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Clivia
-
noun,
Kaffir lily.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- pavis
-
noun,
a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- idyll
-
noun,
a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Reedy
-
adjective,
full of reeds:
- pavid
-
adjective,
timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- resp.
-
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- redly
-
adverb,
with a red color or glow:
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- peeve
-
noun,
a source of annoyance or irritation:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- 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.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- peavy
-
noun,
peavey.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- peri-
-
- yells
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- yelps
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- reply
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- icily
-
adverb,
in an icy manner:
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pedi-
-
- PEDir
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- 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.
- yield
-
noun,
something yielded.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- 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.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- yclad
-
verb,
past participle of clothe.
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- yills
-
noun,
ale.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- yirds
-
noun,
earth.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Icel.
-
- 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.
- Lesya
-
noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- YPSCE
-
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- 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.
- Lyles
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pred.
-
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- leady
-
adjective,
like lead; leaden.
- lipid
-
noun,
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- prae-
-
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- lived
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- 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.
- livid
-
adjective,
having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- plyer
-
noun,
plier.
- 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).
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- lardy
-
adjective,
like or consisting of lard:
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- levee
-
noun,
an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- level
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- lepsy
-
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- priv.
-
- Pres.
-
- lycee
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- 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.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Lydia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: under Croesus, a wealthy empire including most of Asia Minor.
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Leavy
-
adjective,
leafy.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- privy
-
noun,
outhouse (def 1).
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- pale-
-
- Paley
-
noun,
Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pally
-
adjective,
friendly; comradely:
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- palsy
-
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.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pardy
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- irid-
-
- pari-
-
- recip
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- plays
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rall.
-
- rally
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- ivied
-
adjective,
covered or overgrown with ivy:
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- 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.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- payee
-
noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- lyard
-
adjective,
streaked or spotted with gray or white.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- 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.
- civil
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of citizens:
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- 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.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Clary
-
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.
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- slype
-
noun,
a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- cyder
-
noun,
cider.
- cidal
-
- Clyde
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- spicy
-
adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- spec.
-
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- silly
-
noun,
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Davis
-
noun,
Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- Davys
-
noun,
John, Davis, John.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dally
-
verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deave
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf; deafen.
- deca-
-
- Decay
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deci-
-
- decyl
-
noun,
a group of isomeric univalent radicals, C 10 H 21 , derived from the decanes by removing one hydrogen atom.
- decl.
-
- decry
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Sylva
-
noun,
silva.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Daley
-
noun,
Richard J(oseph) 1902–76, U.S. politician: mayor of Chicago 1955–76.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- daily
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- dairy
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- Daisy
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Verde
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Alley
-
noun,
a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- velds
-
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- veery
-
noun,
a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
- veeps
-
noun,
a vice president.
- 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.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Vedas
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- 30-30
-
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- virid
-
adjective,
green or verdant:
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- vills
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- acidy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling acid; sharp; sour:
- 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.
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- ville
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- vidya
-
noun,
transcendental knowledge leading toward Brahman.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Vidal
-
noun,
(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- vice-
-
- Vedic
-
noun,
Also called Vedic Sanskrit. the language of the Veda, closely related to classical Sanskrit.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- 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.
- caps.
-
- splay
-
noun,
Architecture. a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
- Card.
-
- 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:
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- vapid
-
adjective,
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- vealy
-
adjective,
resembling veal.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- V-Day
-
noun,
a day of final military victory.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- vari-
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- 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.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- valid
-
adjective,
sound; just; well-founded:
- avdp.
-
- Avery
-
noun,
Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- avers
-
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- 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.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- sycee
-
noun,
fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- 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.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Dryas
-
noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- drily
-
adverb,
dryly.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- drays
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Seely
-
adjective,
insignificant or feeble; poor.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- disc.
-
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- seedy
-
adjective,
abounding in seed.
- divas
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- 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.
- Dives
-
noun,
the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- dlvy.
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Sally
-
noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- Elyse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- 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.
- sarc-
-
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- dicey
-
adjective,
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- every
-
Idioms,
every bit, in every respect; completely:
- ESPEC
-
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- desc.
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- seepy
-
adjective,
(especially of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- diary
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- 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.
- dial.
-
- Seric
-
- Devil
-
noun,
Theology.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- evade
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- devel
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- devas
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- delve
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dig; excavate.
- dipl.
-
- dills
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- dilli
-
noun,
Dili.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- delay
-
noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Dilly
-
noun,
something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.:
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- riv.
-
- Rev.
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- var.
-
- Vlad
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vladimir.
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- pyr-
-
- rel.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- vas-
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- 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.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Visc
-
- 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.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- veep
-
noun,
a vice president.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- very
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- pil-
-
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- vers
-
- repl
-
- Vic.
-
- RIIA
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- vil.
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Rida
-
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- vel.
-
- Rep.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sld.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- SLIC
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- 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.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- prec
-
- secy
-
- pre-
-
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- psec
-
- psia
-
- psid
-
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- rad.
-
- syll
-
- prev
-
- serv
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- 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.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Sra.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- val.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sci.
-
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rcd.
-
- SPCA
-
- RdAc
-
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- scil
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- scr.
-
- Syr.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- dis-
-
- dys-
-
- div.
-
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- dlr.
-
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyed
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dir.
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- 1080
-
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- Del.
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dely
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- devs
-
noun,
a software developer:
- 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.
- 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.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- IEEE
-
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- 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).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yeld
-
adjective,
barren; sterile.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yell
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- yill
-
noun,
ale.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- yird
-
noun,
earth.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ill.
-
- illy
-
adverb,
ill.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- elev
-
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- 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.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- ELLE
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- epi-
-
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Esd.
-
- esp.
-
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- evap
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- ally
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Alis
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- 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.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- all-
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adv.
-
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aire
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- Ald.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cal.
-
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clep
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- cpd.
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Daly
-
noun,
(John) Augustin [aw-guhs-tin] /ɔˈgʌs tɪn/ (Show IPA), 1838–99, U.S. playwright, critic, and theatrical manager.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- Davy
-
noun,
Sir Humphry, 1778–1829, English chemist.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- civy
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cavy
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- Cdr.
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- civ.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cels
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cide
-
- cyl.
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- VLSI
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Pal.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- par.
-
- lip-
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Lily
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- ped.
-
- pede
-
- 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).
- Lady
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- 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.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Llyr
-
noun,
the father of Manawydan: corresponds to the Irish Ler.
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- PAYE
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Livy
-
noun,
(Titus Livius) 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pays
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lys-
-
- peds
-
- Lyle
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- 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.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lea.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Ire.
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- yrs.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- 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.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Levy
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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:
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Lev.
-
- per.
-
- Lely
-
noun,
Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pers
-
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PERL
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- 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.
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- LSC
-
- CIE
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- pli
-
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LLD
-
- DAV
-
- Syl
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- DEA
-
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- DCS
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PRA
-
- PLR
-
- ll.
-
- de-
-
- SLR
-
- CIP
-
- CSR
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lv.
-
- SLE
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- CPR
-
- DAE
-
- CVA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SLA
-
- DCL
-
- DSC
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CPS
-
- CPL
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- cle
-
- PRC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLP
-
- DAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- CPI
-
- CLI
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- CLR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CPA
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- LSI
-
- SVR
-
- Pa.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- AEC
-
- py-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- 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.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ays
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ver
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- 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.
- PDL
-
- PCS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- APC
-
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- PCI
-
- 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:
- VLA
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- acy
-
- VIP
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACV
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- pc.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SVC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- cl.
-
- Sr.
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- cr.
-
- SPR
-
- CAI
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PLC
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- pd.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- Apl
-
- ARS
-
- APS
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- 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.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- VCR
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ca.
-
- ase
-
- pl.
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ASV
-
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- PLA
-
- Avi
-
- Les
-
- 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).
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- sd.
-
- ISA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- yds
-
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IDP
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPV
-
- ide
-
- RLD
-
- lep
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eir
-
- EEE
-
- sc.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- SAR
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAE
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- PID
-
- EIS
-
- ier
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ics
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- RDC
-
- RDS
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ISV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- id.
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ia.
-
- Ivy
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- ial
-
- REA
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- LCL
-
- ESR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ERP
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- 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).
- ISR
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ery
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- IDA
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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).
- LSD
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- RDA
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- YCL
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- Rye
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ERV
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- RCA
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- ese
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- ESL
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- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- LDS
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- IAS
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- EEC
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- EDP
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- DIP
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noun,
the act of dipping.
- DIY
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- ipr
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- DIL
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- IPS
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- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- PVC
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noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- Rd.
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- Ir.
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- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- ILP
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- red
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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.
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RCP
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- RCS
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- Re.
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
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- IRS
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- DLC
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- PVA
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- Sep
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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.
- SED
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- LED
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noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- SID
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Pry
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noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- DEI
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adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Dey
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noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- IPA
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- ILS
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- Ley
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noun,
leu.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- Dev
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noun,
a software developer:
- LDL
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- PSA
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- di.
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- PSC
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- PSE
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Die
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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.
- dye
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noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- SER
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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).
- LDP
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- LDC
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- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- DLS
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rey
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noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- IRC
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- yip
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noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- IRL
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- SCP
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- ea.
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- ead
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- ear
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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.
- lav
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noun,
lavatory.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- il-
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- ScD
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- ec-
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- ECA
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- ed.
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- Yid
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
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- Ede
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- DPA
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- yis
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- DVS
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- LCA
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- DPC
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- DPI
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- DPS
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- Dr.
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- Ld.
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- DRE
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- LCI
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- Dry
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- LCD
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- DSR
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- La.
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- DSA
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- SDI
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- DSP
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- se-
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- SDR
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- SDA
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- A.
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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.
- AI
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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.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- yl
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- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- VL
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- yd
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noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- yr
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- VC
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- L.
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- R.
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- LR
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- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- EV
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CV
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- D.
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- DA
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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.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DP
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- DV
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- dl
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- le
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- ly
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LC
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- RP
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
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- Y.
-
- i.
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- ry
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
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- L2
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- RV
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- ey
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- S.
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- SA
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- CE
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- SL
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- VR
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- VP
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- VI
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- VD
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- V.
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- SV
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IP
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