Anagrams of spoliation
Word spoliation has
643 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of spoliation.
- postilion
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noun,
a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- platino-
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- pintails
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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.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- 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.
- optional
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adjective,
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- platoons
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noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- position
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noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- 11-point
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- soliton
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- 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.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- lotions
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- paniolo
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noun,
a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- 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.
- 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.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- isation
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- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- plosion
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noun,
the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant.
Also called explosion.
Compare implosion (def 2).
- platoon
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noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- 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.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- 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.
- topsoil
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noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- plants
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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.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- solion
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noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- plano-
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- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- spinal
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- splint
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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.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- plani-
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- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- saloon
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noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- postal
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- lotion
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Potosi
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noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Stalin
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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.
- saloop
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noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- 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.
- 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.
- polit.
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- polios
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noun,
poliomyelitis.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- 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.
- poison
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- latins
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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.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- piloti
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noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- Plains
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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.
- Alston
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noun,
a male given name.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- tip-in
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noun,
tap-in.
- aniso-
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- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- paints
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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.
- Alonso
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noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- panto-
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- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- stolon
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noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- poons
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noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Alsop
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noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- tolan
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Alsip
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noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- post-
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- Paton
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noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- onlap
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noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- nails
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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.
- pant-
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- tolas
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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.
- pools
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noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Alost
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noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- stipo
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- naso-
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- init.
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- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- insol
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- lotos
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noun,
lotus.
- tonal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- inst.
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- Salop
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noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- anis-
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- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- loons
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noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- LOOPS
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noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- loots
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noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- alti-
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- pions
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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.
- insp.
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- onto-
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- toils
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- lotas
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Alton
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noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
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- natl.
-
- Olson
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noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- plast
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- tools
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noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- plats
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noun,
a plot of ground.
- pants
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noun,
trousers (def 1).
- toons
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noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Plato
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noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Paoli
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noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- plat.
-
- patio
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- plio-
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- plant
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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.
- topis
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noun,
topee.
- topo-
-
- plan-
-
- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- topos
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noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- 30-30
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- noto-
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- aioli
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- polos
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noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- olios
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noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- polis
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noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- spool
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noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- polio
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noun,
poliomyelitis.
- tonia
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- noso-
-
- tono-
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- spoon
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noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- nopal
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- paint
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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.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Salto
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noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- snoot
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- pilon
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noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- plain
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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.
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- snoop
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noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- ition
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- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- stoop
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noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- sloop
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noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- sanit
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- opto-
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- Aston
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noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Ital.
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- lapin
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noun,
a rabbit.
- sotol
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- spina
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noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- span-
-
- Spain
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noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- ation
-
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Islip
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noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- lipo-
-
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Pasto
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- 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.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Lipan
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noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- anti-
-
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Pinta
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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.
- ilio-
-
- satin
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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.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- Ilion
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noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Sino-
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- splat
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noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Talos
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noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- 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.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- sito-
-
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
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adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- soln
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Soni
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- 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.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- top-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pos.
-
- pot.
-
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sat.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- 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.
- pat.
-
- 1080
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lani
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- alt.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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 = .
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- 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.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- 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):
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NTIA
-
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ont.
-
- opia
-
- 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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pal.
-
- Pan.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- IAS
-
- Sta
-
- ILP
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ILO
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ap-
-
- al.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- an.
-
- STI
-
- TPI
-
- il-
-
- STL
-
- St.
-
- in.
-
- spt
-
- TSI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- IPS
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- ILS
-
- 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.
- OOT
-
- 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 = .
- OPA
-
- TPN
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- io-
-
- tlo
-
- TIA
-
- Apl
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- OTS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Pa.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- APS
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- PTO
-
- 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.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STP
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATP
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- OSO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- at.
-
- OSP
-
- OTA
-
- ISA
-
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ot-
-
- TAL
-
- TSP
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- NSA
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- LON
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OIt
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- PLA
-
- PLO
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOP
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- POA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- pli
-
- PSA
-
- Npt
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ITA
-
- SLA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ons
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ONI
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- oon
-
- Lt.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- SLP
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ola
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- Isl
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- PIO
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- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pl.
-
- La.
-
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ist
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- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- oo-
-
- N.
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- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
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- NP
-
- IP
-
- AO
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 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.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TL
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- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- i.
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- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ol
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- ln
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- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OA
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- O.
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- SL
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- L1
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- SA
-
- S.
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- T1
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- TN
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- SN
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- L2
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- NL
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