Anagrams of speculations
Word speculations has
2855 anagrams
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- speculation
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noun,
the contemplation or consideration of some subject:
- coastlines
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- point-lace
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noun,
lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- inculpates
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verb (used with object),
to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- spinaceous
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- inosculate
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis.
- seal-point
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noun,
a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- inoculates
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- euplastic
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adjective,
capable of being transformed into organized tissue.
- insolates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- spacesuit
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noun,
a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- apneustic
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adjective,
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
- saponites
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- osculates
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- platinous
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adjective,
containing bivalent platinum.
- inculpate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- pulsation
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noun,
the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- insulates
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- countless
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adjective,
too numerous to count; innumerable:
- autopsies
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noun,
inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- puissance
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noun,
power, might, or force.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- copulates
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adjective,
connected; joined.
- spiculate
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adjective,
having the form of a spicule.
- Asclepius
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noun,
a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- pleustons
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noun,
a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- seclusion
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noun,
an act of secluding:
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- ice-plant
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noun,
a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- cost-plus
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adjective,
paid or providing for payment based on the cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit, as certain government contracts.
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- cassoulet
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noun,
a white-bean stew of French origin, often containing pork, mutton, garlic sausage, and preserved goose or duck.
- supinates
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- poultices
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noun,
a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- pointless
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adjective,
without a point:
- consulate
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noun,
the premises officially occupied by a consul.
- spoliates
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- pinaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- capstones
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- scapolite
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noun,
any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scopulate
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adjective,
broom-shaped; brushlike.
- oculists
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- octuples
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noun,
Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.
- closeups
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noun,
a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- pistoles
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- clonuses
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- issuance
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noun,
the act of issuing.
- suitcase
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noun,
a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- sinuates
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- captious
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adjective,
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- pleuston
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noun,
a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- Plutonic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- stunsail
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noun,
studdingsail.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- Plotinus
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noun,
a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- uncloses
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- unclasps
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- slipcase
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noun,
a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- apolunes
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noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- apostils
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- nuptials
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- suctions
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- outsails
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- plastics
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- spinules
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noun,
a small spine.
- osculate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- scopulas
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noun,
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- capsules
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noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- outpaces
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- outplace
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verb (used with object),
to provide outplacement for.
- outspans
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- splenius
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noun,
a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- sepalous
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- Pactolus
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noun,
a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- painless
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adjective,
without pain; causing little or no pain:
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- outleaps
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- topsails
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- Topelius
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noun,
Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- patinous
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adjective,
patinated.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Cassiope
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- 11-point
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- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- espousal
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noun,
adoption or advocacy, as of a cause or principle.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- scapulo-
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- cleanups
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- lacteous
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adjective,
milky; of the color of milk.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- elusions
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- epsilons
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- lactoses
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- sculpins
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noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- sculpsit
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verb,
he engraved, carved, or sculptured (it); she engraved, carved, or sculptured (it). Abbreviation: sc.
- enclasps
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- Ouessant
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noun,
French name of Ushant.
- petunias
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- petalous
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adjective,
having petals.
- outclass
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior:
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- noctules
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- platino-
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- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- unpolite
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adjective,
impolite.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- spaniels
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- soutanes
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noun,
a cassock.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- puissant
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adjective,
powerful; mighty; potent.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- couplets
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noun,
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
- unplaits
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- inspects
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- poultice
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noun,
a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- spancels
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- Pulesati
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plural noun,
the ancient Assyrian name of the Philistines.
- pulsates
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verb (used without object),
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- insculps
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verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- spacious
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adjective,
containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- poulaine
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noun,
a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- copulate
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adjective,
connected; joined.
- leucosis
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noun,
leukosis.
- inclasps
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- specious
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adjective,
apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible:
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- Countess
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noun,
the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
- specials
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- scalenus
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noun,
any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- Consuela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- stipules
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noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- spicules
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- inulases
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- coulisse
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noun,
a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- inscapes
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- upsilons
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- consults
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noun,
a consultation.
- counsels
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- polecats
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noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- potassic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- scaleups
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noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- couplet
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noun,
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- spicula
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noun,
a spicule.
- outleap
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- couples
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noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- enclasp
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- spicule
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- Clapton
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noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- outspan
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- lotuses
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noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Celsius
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noun,
Anders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
- spastic
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noun,
Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- cuestas
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- utopias
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noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- topical
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noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- catsups
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noun,
ketchup.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- splices
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- spleno-
-
- cupolas
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noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- ensouls
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- tonsils
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- tonuses
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- telsons
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- sensual
-
adjective,
pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
- Palouse
-
noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- palsies
-
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.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- tinsels
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- nuptial
-
noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- spinels
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- spinous
-
adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Socinus
-
noun,
Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- spinose
-
adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- solaces
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- spinals
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- nucleo-
-
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- lesions
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- spinets
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Sno-Cat
-
- leptons
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- sluices
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- n-tuple
-
noun,
a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- taluses
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Lepsius
-
noun,
Karl Richard [kahrl rikh-ahrt] /kɑrl ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.
- consult
-
noun,
a consultation.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Lepanto
-
noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- octuple
-
noun,
Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.
- copulas
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- Utopian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- silents
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Lecuona
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- cutlass
-
noun,
a short, heavy, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used by sailors.
- lineups
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- silanes
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- opulent
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting opulence:
- noctule
-
noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- lupines
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- eluants
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- elusion
-
noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- counsel
-
noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- cleanup
-
noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- Silenus
-
noun,
a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
- oculist
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- oilcups
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- cosines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- solutes
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- closeup
-
noun,
a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- closets
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- spinule
-
noun,
a small spine.
- cutline
-
noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- luteins
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- spitals
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- pastels
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- catnips
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- plicate
-
adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- stepson
-
noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- Ploesti
-
noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- stipels
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- plutons
-
noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- scapose
-
adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- unclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- stipule
-
noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- ictuses
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- polecat
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- unpiles
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- insults
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- unclose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- ponceau
-
noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- Eutopia
-
noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- sunspot
-
noun,
one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun and affect terrestrial magnetism and certain other terrestrial phenomena.
- pissant
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- Staples
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- pistole
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- piteous
-
adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- sulcate
-
adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- issuant
-
adjective,
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible:
- placets
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- plastic
-
noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- uncases
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- apolune
-
noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- suasion
-
noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- Iapetus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- unplait
-
verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- insculp
-
verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- usances
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- pulsate
-
verb (used without object),
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- sapotes
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- actino-
-
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapiens
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- sanious
-
adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Sanctus
-
noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- utensil
-
noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- salutes
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- puisnes
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Poulenc
-
noun,
Francis [frahn-sees] /frɑ̃ˈsis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1963, French composer and pianist.
- insteps
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- pontils
-
noun,
punty.
- unseals
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- instals
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- unseats
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- insouls
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- postals
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- potsies
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- unsteps
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- upsilon
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- insoles
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- unstops
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- pounces
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- Poussin
-
noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- scaleup
-
noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- upcasts
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- upscale
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Aetolus
-
noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- scopula
-
noun,
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- pectins
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- pectous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- caplets
-
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Pelotas
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pensils
-
noun,
pencel.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- penults
-
noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- Canopus
-
noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- sustain
-
verb (used with object),
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- petasus
-
noun,
a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- Petunia
-
noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- sculpts
-
verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- spousal
-
noun,
Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- suspect
-
noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- pasties
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- splints
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- pastose
-
adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- topless
-
adjective,
lacking a top:
- topline
-
adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- casuist
-
noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- castles
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- capsule
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- patsies
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- patulin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
- caseous
-
adjective,
of or like cheese.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Seconal
-
- Pauline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Paulist
-
noun,
a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
- Capulet
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Juliet.
Compare Montague (def 1).
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- listens
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- tousles
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- pileous
-
adjective,
hairy or furry.
- supines
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- espials
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- pinoles
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- tunicle
-
noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Tuonela
-
noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- tupelos
-
noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- Pilatus
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- sculpin
-
noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- esculin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- piceous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- Picasso
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- piculet
-
noun,
any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splats
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- 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.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- steno-
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Lieut.
-
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- spouts
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- leuco-
-
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- splen-
-
- letups
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- lacto-
-
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- lapsus
-
noun,
a slip or lapse.
- spouse
-
noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- lapses
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- lepto-
-
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Scopas
-
noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plani-
-
- plano-
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- penta-
-
- penult
-
noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- sculpt
-
verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- sculps
-
verb (used with object),
to sculpture; carve or model.
- sculp.
-
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- piculs
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilous
-
adjective,
pilose.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- poults
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- Scales
-
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.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- saults
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- pulses
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pleio-
-
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scaups
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- pluses
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- pluton
-
noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- scato-
-
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- polit.
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- spelts
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- nocti-
-
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- slopes
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- loupes
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- louses
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucite
-
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- lupine
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- luteo-
-
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- soleus
-
noun,
a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- panto-
-
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilcup
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- ousels
-
noun,
ouzel.
- opuses
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- saltus
-
noun,
oscillation (def 5b).
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- colent
-
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- cupels
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cupola
-
noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- celto-
-
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- septi-
-
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- unless
-
conjunction,
except under the circumstances that:
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- aniso-
-
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- couple
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- copula
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tuinal
-
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- tussal
-
adjective,
pertaining to tussis.
- tussle
-
noun,
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
- aspics
-
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.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- cteno-
-
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- Tupelo
-
noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- tossup
-
noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- assoc.
-
- clasps
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- caplet
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- stupes
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- clino-
-
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- suints
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- stupas
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- class.
-
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- aceous
-
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cleans
-
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- aceto-
-
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
-
- stoups
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- centi-
-
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pant-
-
- cent.
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- oste-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- clase
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- peta-
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- seti-
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Sept.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- caus.
-
- Capt.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tonia
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- sect.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- caps.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- 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.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- pale-
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- pass.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pases
-
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.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- poss.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- post-
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Unit.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- 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.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sails
-
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.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- acpt.
-
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- acet-
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- USSCt
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- USLTA
-
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- ation
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- asst.
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- assn.
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- auto.
-
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Aust.
-
- Scot.
-
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- 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.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- UNCIO
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- plio-
-
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Apoc.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- pocul
-
- scat-
-
- poet.
-
- pleo-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- ulent
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- asco-
-
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- apses
-
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.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spies
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lipo-
-
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- licet
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- Ecua.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ecto-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- leuc-
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- teno-
-
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- spec.
-
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- telo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Icel.
-
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- IATSE
-
- step-
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ital.
-
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- inst.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- insol
-
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- insp.
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- icons
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- encl.
-
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
-
- Supt.
-
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Epis.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- coel-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Sino-
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- snaps
-
- Cons.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- noct-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- sluts
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Const
-
- tious
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- ocul-
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- OIcel
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- nuci-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- naut.
-
- naso-
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- opsis
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- cont.
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- neut.
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- 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.
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- USPO
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- USIS
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- sics
-
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).
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- USIA
-
- top-
-
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Ste.
-
- USNA
-
- Sat.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sepn
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- USCA
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USPS
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- SASE
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- SPCA
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ulto
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sol.
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Soni
-
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- soln
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- ten.
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tues
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- scil
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- SLIC
-
- tion
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sci.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sec.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- uni-
-
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 1080
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Ceto
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- cet-
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- cen.
-
- lit.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- cit.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cels
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- aut-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ELAS
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Aus.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ile-
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ect-
-
- eous
-
- eco-
-
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- ious
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Lani
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- clep
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- itol
-
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- neo-
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- atic
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pat.
-
- alt.
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- 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.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- pct.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ACLU
-
- pts.
-
- ACLS
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- psia
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psec
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- aet.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- PLSS
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- pnea
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pot.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- PSAT
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pet.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Ont.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ole-
-
- 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.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- apo-
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- NTIA
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- OAPC
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- asc-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- asis
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ANTU
-
- ance
-
- osis
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- 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.
- CSA
-
- UIT
-
- EIS
-
- USA
-
- ac-
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- USP
-
- USS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- USO
-
- UAE
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- ca.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- unp
-
- CSO
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- ACS
-
- Co.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACP
-
- CTA
-
- CPU
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- TCS
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ATC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AUC
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- al.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- an.
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- uti
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- at.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ATP
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CPS
-
- TCA
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- CIA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ast
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eo-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- UNO
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ASU
-
- ea.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ean
-
- ANC
-
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- CPO
-
- UPC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Une
-
- CLU
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Clo
-
- CAI
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- TPI
-
- CIP
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TPN
-
- unc
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- APC
-
- cle
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- 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.
- ALC
-
- CEO
-
- up-
-
- CLI
-
- APS
-
- AOU
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- UPI
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- CPL
-
- tue
-
- ASN
-
- Tu.
-
- cl.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- uns
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ct.
-
- TSS
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CEA
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ASI
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TSP
-
- AIC
-
- TSE
-
- ult
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TSI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- TIA
-
- ase
-
- ALU
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ae.
-
- USC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIE
-
- AEC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SLE
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SLA
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- OIt
-
- Oc.
-
- Ola
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- op.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ot-
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- NCO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NUL
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- SNU
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- SLP
-
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- 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).
- OTA
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- PSS
-
- PLA
-
- PLC
-
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- POA
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- sc.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pl.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- PUC
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ote
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- SCS
-
- SCP
-
- 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:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- IOU
-
- STP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- STL
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- il-
-
- IPO
-
- STI
-
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- LTA
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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).
- Sus
-
- en-
-
- TAL
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- EPA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- IAS
-
- ESU
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Lt.
-
- ise
-
- LOC
-
- SPS
-
- ss.
-
- LSC
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- spt
-
- lep
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
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- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- LPN
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- SSA
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- SSC
-
- SST
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- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LON
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- LST
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- LSS
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- Sta
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- LSI
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- St.
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- Les
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SSN
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- SSI
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- SSE
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- leu
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- EI
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- TC
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TL
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- TP
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- SL
-
- S.
-
- NP
-
- NC
-
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AO
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- NI
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
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- PU
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- SU
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- UL
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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.
- OA
-
- U.
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- UC
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- UI
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- TN
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- IP
-
- L.
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- LC
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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.
- ol
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- L1
-
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- ln
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
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- ic
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- CE
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- CU
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- L2
-
- NL
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- SN
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- le
-
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- O.
-
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.