Anagrams of spiculation
Word spiculation has
1256 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of spiculation.
- punctilios
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noun,
a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- Sulpician
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noun,
a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- plication
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noun,
the act or procedure of folding.
- unpolitic
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adjective,
impolitic.
- platinous
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adjective,
containing bivalent platinum.
- pulsation
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noun,
the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- punctilio
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noun,
a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- pinitols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Platonic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- sinciput
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noun,
the forepart of the skull.
- nuptials
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- Plutonic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- 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.
- 11-point
-
- Plotinus
-
noun,
a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- opinicus
-
noun,
a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- optician
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- pintails
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- platino-
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- platinic
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adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- Pactolus
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noun,
a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- 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.
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- patinous
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adjective,
patinated.
- captious
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adjective,
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
- Alcinous
-
noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- lunatics
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- linocuts
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- cipolins
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- colpitis
-
noun,
vaginitis.
- pontiacs
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- unplaits
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- scapulo-
-
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- politics
-
noun,
the science or art of political government.
- psilocin
-
noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- 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.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Pilatus
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noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
- Pitocin
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- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- pinitol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- pintail
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Clapton
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noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- Ictinus
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noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- spicula
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noun,
a spicule.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- cipolin
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- plutons
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noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- colitis
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noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- Capitol
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noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- copulas
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noun,
something that connects or links together.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- politic
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adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- 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.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- sculpin
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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.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Canopus
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noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- Sno-Cat
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- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- scopula
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noun,
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- topical
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noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- unplait
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- isation
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- actino-
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- outspan
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- unclasp
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- topsail
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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.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- optical
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noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- oilcups
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noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- nuptial
-
noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- utopias
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- patulin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
- upsilon
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- Utopian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- 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.
- 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.
- insculp
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verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- 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.
- clonus
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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.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- lacto-
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- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- polit.
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- nocti-
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- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- locust
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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.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- nastic
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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.
- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- coatis
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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.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- 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.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- coapts
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- poults
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- pluton
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noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- pisci-
-
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- pilous
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adjective,
pilose.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- 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).
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- panto-
-
- Piston
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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.
- copula
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- 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.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- inclip
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- itious
-
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- 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.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- 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.
- plano-
-
- plani-
-
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- 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.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- 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.
- 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.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- 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.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- 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.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Tuinal
-
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- aniso-
-
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- 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.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- 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.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- 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.
- clino-
-
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- scato-
-
- acious
-
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- sculp.
-
- sculpt
-
verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- 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.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- actin-
-
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- 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.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- noct-
-
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- naut.
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- UNCIO
-
- natl.
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- USLTA
-
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- 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.
- 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.
- pant-
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- 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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- ocul-
-
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Unit.
-
- nuci-
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- naso-
-
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- 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.
- 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.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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).
- tious
-
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- pocul
-
- sito-
-
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- plio-
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scot.
-
- plat.
-
- plast
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- 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.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- pico-
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- 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).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Supt.
-
- span-
-
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- 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.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- plan-
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 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.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- 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.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- 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.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- actos
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- 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.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- 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.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- ition
-
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- acpt.
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- anis-
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- ation
-
- 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.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- colat
-
- 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.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- istic
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- cont.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- 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.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Const
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cons.
-
- lact-
-
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- insp.
-
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Aust.
-
- init.
-
- incl.
-
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- 30-30
-
- icons
-
- ician
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- 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.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- auto.
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- insol
-
- Apoc.
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- caps.
-
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- 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.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- inst.
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Capt.
-
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- 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.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- ICAO
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ical
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- 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.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Col.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Pol.
-
- apo-
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Con.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cts.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Aus.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- cat.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 1080
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- scil
-
- 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.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Soni
-
- soln
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPCA
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SLIC
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Cal.
-
- aut-
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- 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.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Can.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- sci.
-
- pos.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- pts.
-
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- psia
-
- 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:
- PSAT
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- pot.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sat.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- not-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- NTIA
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nos-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lani
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- uni-
-
- ulto
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alis
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alco
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- AISI
-
- 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).
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- OAPC
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- USTC
-
- 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-
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- USNA
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lit.
-
- USPO
-
- USIA
-
- ACLU
-
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Lat.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- USCA
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lin.
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Ont.
-
- Oct.
-
- 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.
- ious
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- intl
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- top-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ano-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ANSI
-
- tion
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- itol
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- ant.
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- pct.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- ins.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pan.
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- out-
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- opia
-
- itis
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ANTU
-
- pat.
-
- 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.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- 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 = .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- iso-
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- APS
-
- UPI
-
- UPC
-
- Apl
-
- an.
-
- USC
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Tu.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- 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.
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- AOU
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- al.
-
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- APC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ACP
-
- up-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ult
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- STI
-
- ATC
-
- STL
-
- at.
-
- UIT
-
- USA
-
- 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.
- ASU
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- STP
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ast
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- TSI
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TSP
-
- 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.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Sta
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ACS
-
- AUC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- uns
-
- TAL
-
- TLC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- tlo
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- unc
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- spt
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ALU
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- St.
-
- ASN
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Co.
-
- PSC
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Pa.
-
- OPA
-
- IUS
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- La.
-
- 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.
- oic
-
- Isl
-
- pc.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- 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 = .
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Ps.
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Lt.
-
- OCS
-
- ILP
-
- LTA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- LCT
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LST
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- 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.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- LOC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NIA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OAP
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Npt
-
- NOP
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ILS
-
- IPA
-
- ILO
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Clo
-
- 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.
- 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.
- CLU
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PUC
-
- CNO
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CNS
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CLI
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- SLA
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- SLP
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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).
- SCP
-
- CIA
-
- CIP
-
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PLO
-
- 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.
- CSO
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- io-
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- ITU
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- CSA
-
- CPU
-
- Ia.
-
- CPS
-
- ial
-
- pl.
-
- PIO
-
- CPO
-
- il-
-
- ics
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pli
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- PLC
-
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- CPL
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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.
- TN
-
- NP
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NI
-
- t.
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TL
-
- TC
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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
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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.
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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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.
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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.
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- AO
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- UL
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- T1
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- ol
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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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.
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
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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.
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- OA
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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.
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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.
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CU
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- SA
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- SL
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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