Anagrams of spiculate
Word spiculate has
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that can be made by using the letters of spiculate.
- euplastic
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adjective,
capable of being transformed into organized tissue.
- Pulesati
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plural noun,
the ancient Assyrian name of the Philistines.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- spicule
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- piculet
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noun,
any of numerous small, tropical woodpeckers, chiefly of the genus Picumnus, that lack stiffened shafts in the tail feathers.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- Capulet
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Juliet.
Compare Montague (def 1).
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- capsule
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noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- caplets
-
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Paulist
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noun,
a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- stipule
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noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- pulsate
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verb (used without object),
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- scaleup
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noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- upscale
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- spicula
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noun,
a spicule.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- Pilatus
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noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- set-up
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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.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- caplet
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- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- pileus
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noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- cupels
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- cuesta
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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.
- sit-up
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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.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- piculs
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- teacup
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- staple
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- catsup
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noun,
ketchup.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Iseult
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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.
- Lucite
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- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- acutes
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noun,
the acute accent.
- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- upcast
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noun,
an act of casting upward.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lieut.
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- sculp.
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- sculpt
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verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- Paiute
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noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- septi-
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- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapis
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noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- picul
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lect.
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- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Lepus
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noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Picus
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noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- taupe
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Ecua.
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- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- slate
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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.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- cupel
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- pilus
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noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- spec.
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- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- letup
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- Lucas
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noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- pilau
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noun,
pilaf.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- luces
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noun,
plural of lux.
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- licet
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- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- leuc-
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- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- slept
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Epis.
-
- stupa
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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.
- slipt
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noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- pause
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noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileus
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noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- suite
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- sputa
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noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- lact-
-
- Pauli
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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.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- stupe
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Icel.
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- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- pale-
-
- Ital.
-
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- stipe
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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
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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.
- step-
-
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ictus
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Episc
-
- peta-
-
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Epist
-
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- talus
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noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splat
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noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- sluit
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noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- talcs
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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.
- petal
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noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Supt.
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- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- pelts
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- lapse
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- peats
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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.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- IATSE
-
- culpa
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noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- culet
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- pulis
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noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- alti-
-
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Altus
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noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Sept.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- seti-
-
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- 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.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- 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.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- 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.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- 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.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- scat-
-
- 30-30
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- sect.
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- acet-
-
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- acpt.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- USLTA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- 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.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- Aust.
-
- 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.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- clase
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- 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.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- 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.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- 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.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- 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:
- caus.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- SLIC
-
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pil-
-
- psec
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- psia
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- SPCA
-
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- 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.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pal.
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- 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.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Sat.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- 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.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pct.
-
- 1080
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Tues
-
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- tel-
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cule
-
- cts.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- 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.
- clep
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- 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.
- aut-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- USIA
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- USCA
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USTC
-
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Alis
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Aus.
-
- asc-
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- alt.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- 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.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- 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).
- Ste.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- lip-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- sec.
-
- ical
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ELAS
-
- ect-
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- TIA
-
- USC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- TPI
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- TSI
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- USP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SLE
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TCA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TCS
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- uti
-
- UPI
-
- SLA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SLP
-
- STP
-
- STL
-
- TLC
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- STI
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Sta
-
- USA
-
- St.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- TAL
-
- 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.
- spt
-
- 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.
- UAE
-
- UIT
-
- 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).
- TSE
-
- tue
-
- ult
-
- up-
-
- Tu.
-
- TSP
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- UPC
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- cte
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CTA
-
- ECA
-
- CST
-
- CSA
-
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- CLU
-
- CLI
-
- ec-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- CIP
-
- ETS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- se-
-
- ITU
-
- ics
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- EIS
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- ILS
-
- AEC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- APC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- ALU
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- ATP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- APS
-
- Apl
-
- ILP
-
- Ia.
-
- IPA
-
- 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:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pl.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- SCP
-
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PLA
-
- PUC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- pli
-
- PLC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Pa.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LCT
-
- ITC
-
- La.
-
- ITA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lt.
-
- ist
-
- Isl
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- IUS
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ite
-
- lep
-
- IPS
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ise
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PU
-
- t.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SU
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- T1
-
- U.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- le
-
- CU
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- IP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TL
-
- TP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UL
-
- CE
-
- TC
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- UC
-
- LC
-
- UI
-
- L.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.