Anagrams of spring-clean

Word spring-clean has 1418 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of spring-clean.

9 letter words you can make with spring-clean

learnings: noun, knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
cleanings: noun, an act or instance of making clean:
parceling: noun, the act of separating or dividing into parts and distributing; allotting or apportioning.
pre-Incan: adjective, of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
panelings: noun, wood or other material made into panels.

8 letter words you can make with spring-clean

carpings: noun, petty faultfinding.
leanings: noun, inclination; tendency:
learning: noun, knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
aginners: noun, a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
carlines: noun, an old woman.
engrains: verb (used with object), adjective, ingrain (defs 1, 2).
Spingarn: noun, Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.
carlings: noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
engrails: verb (used with object), to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
panniers: noun, a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
pralines: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
panicles: noun, a compound raceme.
spiracle: noun, a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
earnings: noun, money earned; wages; profits.
eanlings: noun, a young lamb; kid.
sparling: noun, the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
paneling: noun, wood or other material made into panels.
cringles: noun, an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
pleasing: Idioms, if you please, if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer. (used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
crannies: noun, a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
clearing: noun, the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
cleaning: noun, an act or instance of making clean:
clasping: noun, a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
Salinger: noun, J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
clangers: noun, a person or thing that clangs.
replicas: noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
pinnacle: noun, a lofty peak.
Spearing: noun, an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
grannies: noun, Informal. a grandmother.
Pelasgic: adjective, Pelasgian.
scrannel: adjective, thin or slight.
Scaliger: noun, Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
pelicans: noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
pinnaces: noun, a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
sanglier: noun, a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
scraping: noun, the act of a person or thing that scrapes.
capelins: noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
grecians: noun, a Greek.
calipers: noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
grapnels: noun, a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.

7 letter words you can make with spring-clean

Slinger: noun, a person or thing that slings.
spanner: noun, a person or thing that spans.
pencils: noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
palings: noun, Also called paling fence. picket fence.
claires: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
Persian: noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
spaniel: noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
spangle: noun, a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
penangs: noun, an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
panicle: noun, a compound raceme.
replica: noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
spancel: noun, a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
parings: noun, the act of a person or thing that pares.
pelican: noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
Carline: noun, an old woman.
caprine: adjective, of or relating to goats.
capelin: noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
parcels: noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
canines: noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
clanger: noun, a person or thing that clangs.
caliper: noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
Carling: noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
carping: noun, petty faultfinding.
pelagic: adjective, of or relating to the open seas or oceans.
Pelasgi: plural noun, the Pelasgians.
spacing: noun, an act of someone or something that spaces.
pannier: noun, a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
carnies: noun, a person employed by a carnival.
paniers: noun, pannier.
caplins: noun, capelin.
carpels: noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
eanling: noun, a young lamb; kid.
re-sign: verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
inscape: noun, the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
lanners: noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
garlics: noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
lancers: noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
sanicle: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
lacings: noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
sapling: noun, a young tree.
scaling: noun, the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
scanner: noun, a person or thing that scans.
insnare: verb (used with object), ensnare.
glacier: noun, an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
Galenic: adjective, of, relating to, or containing galena.
glaires: noun, the white of an egg.
glances: noun, a quick or brief look.
inlaces: verb (used with object), enlace.
inclasp: verb (used with object), enclasp.
incages: verb (used with object), encage.
gracile: adjective, gracefully slender.
grapnel: noun, a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
Grecian: noun, a Greek.
scrapie: noun, a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
Lansing: noun, Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
gainers: noun, a person or thing that gains.
clasper: noun, a person or thing that clasps.
Linares: noun, a city in S Spain.
nancies: noun, a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
nailers: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
cringes: noun, servile or fawning deference.
cringle: noun, an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
Crispen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
Linsang: noun, any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
earings: noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
lingers: verb (used with object), to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
eclairs: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
linages: noun, the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
seringa: noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
Linacre: noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
encinas: noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
enclasp: verb (used with object), to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
engrail: verb (used with object), to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
engrain: verb (used with object), adjective, ingrain (defs 1, 2).
ensnarl: verb (used with object), to entangle in or as in a snarl.
Legnica: noun, a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
Legaspi: noun, a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
leasing: noun, lying; falsehood.
leaning: noun, inclination; tendency:
sparing: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
claries: noun, any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
rasping: noun, a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
planner: noun, a person who plans.
pinangs: noun, the betel palm or its nut.
spinner: noun, a person or thing that spins.
Algiers: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
praline: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
planers: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
placers: noun, a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
pinners: noun, a person or thing that pins.
anglers: noun, a person who fishes with a hook and line.
splenic: adjective, of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
Anglice: adverb, in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
reagins: noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
prances: noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
regains: noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
reginas: noun, queen.
springe: noun, a snare for catching small game.
Pilsner: noun, a pale, light lager beer.
plancer: noun, the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
pinnace: noun, a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
rapines: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
princes: noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
alpines: noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
special: noun, a special person or thing.
aginner: noun, a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
Angelic: adjective, of or belonging to angels:
splicer: noun, a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
prisage: noun, the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
pincers: noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).

6 letter words you can make with spring-clean

nances: noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
crapes: noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
reagin: noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
Pilsen: noun, German name of Plzeň.
lagers: noun, Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
Algren: noun, Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
cringe: noun, servile or fawning deference.
algins: noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
plegia
cripes: interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
Sanger: noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
nacres: noun, mother-of-pearl.
Regain: noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
ripens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
nailer: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Nepali: noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
Napier: noun, neper.
aligns: verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
Claire: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
espial: noun, the act of spying.
Alpine: noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
gripes: noun, the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
clangs: noun, a clanging sound.
resign: verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
planer: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
Racine: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
clares: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
alines: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
A-line: noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
scaler: noun, a person or thing that scales.
cleans
Naples: noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
Israel: noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
plani-
clears: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Sarnen: noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
slicer: noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
Nergal: noun, (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
clines: noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
genips: noun, Also, ginep. a genipap.
clings: noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
splen-
genial: adjective, warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
lacing: noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
spirea: noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
Serang: noun, Ceram.
lancer: noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
lipase: noun, any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
signer: noun, a person who signs.
lapins: noun, a rabbit.
recaps: noun, a recapped tire.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
engin.
precis: noun, a concise summary.
spinel: noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
Gaines: noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
Lencas: noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
spiral: noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
Ensign: noun, a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
agric.
silage: noun, fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
Gainer: noun, a person or thing that gains.
Encina: noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
larges: noun, Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
Gaelic: noun, a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
signal: noun, anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
Signac: noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
Larine: adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
ericas: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
learns: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
prices: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
lasing: noun, the generation of coherent light by a laser.
saline: noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
sienna: noun, a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
escarp: noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
spinal: noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
liangs: noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
Gasper: noun, a cigarette.
garlic: noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
sinner: noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
single: noun, one person or thing; a single one.
Ealing: noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
Singer: noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
inspan: verb (used with object), to yoke or harness.
earing: noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
praise: noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
lances: noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
prance: noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
linger: verb (used with object), to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
Singan: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
liners: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
eclair: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
silane: noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
linear: adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
Langer: noun, Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
prangs: verb (used with object), to collide with; bump into.
linage: noun, the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
linacs: noun, linear accelerator.
gapers: noun, a person or thing that gapes.
Lanier: noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
lignes: noun, (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
lanner: noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
ligers: noun, the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
ligase: noun, any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
ligans: noun, lagan.
renins: noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
Prince: noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
Capris: noun, Capri pants.
Cannes: noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
incase: verb (used with object), encase.
sprang: noun, a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
Sennar: noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
Regina: noun, queen.
capers: noun, a playful leap or skip.
paring: noun, the act of a person or thing that pares.
caplin: noun, capelin.
paries: noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
Anglic: noun, the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
pennis
caning: noun, the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
pensil: noun, pencel.
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
arsen-
parens: plural noun, parentheses:
Angles: noun, Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. the figure so formed. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
caries: noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
Parcel: noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
Pansil: noun, Pancha Sila.
angler: noun, a person who fishes with a hook and line.
Ingles: noun, a fire burning in a hearth.
canner: noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
canine: noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
INGRES: noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
spline: noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
aspire: verb (used without object), to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
Penang: noun, an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
pineal: adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
pencil: noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
grains: noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
sclera: noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
pecans: noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
cagers: noun, Informal. a basketball player.
grails: noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
scler-
Graces: noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
sprain: noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
inanes: noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
Cairns: noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
incage: verb (used with object), encage.
pinnas: noun, Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
pinner: noun, a person or thing that pins.
Pascin: noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
parsec: noun, a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
pinang: noun, the betel palm or its nut.
parles: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
caners: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
gnarls: noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
apices: noun, a plural of apex.
gleans: verb (used with object), to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
grani-
glaces: noun, ice placed in a drink to cool it.
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.
paling: noun, Also called paling fence. picket fence.
glaire: noun, the white of an egg.
scrape: noun, an act or instance of scraping.
pairle: noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
glacis: noun, a gentle slope.
rapine: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
grilse: noun, a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
cerias: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
glance: noun, a quick or brief look.
ranges: noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
pagnes: noun, a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
innage: noun, the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment. Compare outage (def 4).
pagers: noun, something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
Senlac: noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
argils: noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
insane: adjective, not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
pacers: noun, a person or thing that paces.
regnal: adjective, of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
splice: noun, a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
glairs: noun, the white of an egg.
reigns: noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
sparge: noun, a sprinkling.
Perlis: noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
inlace: verb (used with object), enlace.
carpel: noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
plages: noun, a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
glares: noun, a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
ancile: noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
plaice: noun, a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
placer: noun, a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
pannes: noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
Persia: noun, Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
places: noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
Angers: noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
Glaser: noun, Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
panels: noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
casein: noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
casern: noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casing: noun, a case or covering; housing.
Casper: noun, a city in central Wyoming.
panier: noun, pannier.

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scrip: noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
lapis: noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
Segal: noun, George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
Laris: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
scrap: noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
scrag: noun, a lean or scrawny person or animal.
LASER: noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
ranis: noun, ranee.
lapse: noun, an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Lares: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Range: noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
Icel.
large: noun, Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
insp.
Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
scelp: noun, a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
rapes: noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
sarc-
Sarge: noun, sergeant.
ragis: noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
rages: noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
scale: noun, Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
races: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
laces: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
scalp: noun, the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
Iran.
scape: noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
Inner: adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
scare: noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
insep
scarp: noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
Sapir: noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
lagen: noun, laggin.
ileac: adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
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.
prise: noun, leverage.
lapin: noun, a rabbit.
recap: noun, a recapped tire.
reaps: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
inane: noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Lange: noun, Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
reals: noun, real number.
Lager: noun, Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
lang.
LANCE: noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Laing: noun, R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
laics: noun, one of the laity.
incr.
scena: noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Ingle: noun, a fire burning in a hearth.
incl.
Lipan: noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
Salic: adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
Pales: noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
pari-
pares: noun, (of a female) first among equals.
paren: plural noun, parentheses:
Regin: noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
Regan: noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
regal: noun, a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
place: noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
panne: noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
plage: noun, a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
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.
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.
panel: noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
palis: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
pale-
Paris: noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
pairs: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
pains: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Paine: noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
Paige: noun, Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
pagne: noun, a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
pager: noun, something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
renal: adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
paces: noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
pacer: noun, a person or thing that paces.
Renan: noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
renga: noun, linked verse.
plan-
reni-
pirns: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Parl.
repic: noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
penis: noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
Pilea: noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
Pilar: adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
Piers: noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
picas: noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
reign: noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
pians: noun, yaws.
reins: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
REGIS: noun, a male given name.
peris: noun, one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
peri-
Penna: noun, a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
Penn.
pinas: noun, pineapple.
parle: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
penal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
Pinel: noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
Pines: noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
pings: noun, a pinging sound.
Pinna: noun, Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
pecan: noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
Pears: noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
Pearl: noun, a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored. Compare cultured pearl.
peans: noun, paean.
peals: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
peags: noun, wampum (def 1).
relic: noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
relig
parse: verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
renin: noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
plane: noun, a flat or level surface.
prigs: noun, a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
Lerna: noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
ling.
liner: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
linen: noun, fabric woven from flax yarns.
prang: verb (used with object), to collide with; bump into.
recip
linac: noun, linear accelerator.
ligne: noun, (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
lign-
liger: noun, the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
ligan: noun, lagan.
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
saice: noun, syce.
liang: noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
Pregl: noun, Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
linns: noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
lenis: noun, a lenis consonant.
Lenin: noun, V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
Lenca: noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
30-30
salep: noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
Pres.
Legis
presa: noun, a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
Price: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
learn: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
leaps: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
leans: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
lings: noun, an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
prae-
resin: noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
resp.
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Nisan: noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
nines: noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Niles: noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Niger: noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
Nigel: noun, a male given name, form of Neil.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
neral: noun, citral b. See under citral.
Nepal: noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
Rigel: noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
Neils: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
nears
plier: noun, pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
neaps: noun, neap tide.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
narcs: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
napes: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Nance: noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
rings: noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Nairn: noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
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.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
nacre: noun, mother-of-pearl.
ripen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
piles: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
plica: noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
segar: noun, cigar.
nipas: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
GRIPS: noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
Elgin: noun, a city in NE Illinois.
Elgar: noun, Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
elans: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
sinal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
Sinan: noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
since: adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
sing.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
arces: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Arlen: noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
singe: noun, a superficial burn.
Arnel
spare: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
Siple: noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
ASPEN: noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
asper: noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
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.
spang: adverb, directly, exactly:
span-
Spain: noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
argil: noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
encl.
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
anile: adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
gaels: noun, a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
spice: noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Spica: noun, spike2 .
Angel: noun, one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
anger: noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
angi-
Angie: noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
Angl.
Angle: noun, Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. the figure so formed. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
signa: verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
anils: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
engr.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
anis-
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
ERICA: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
Annie: noun, a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
Episc
Epis.
spec.
Spear: noun, a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
Ennis: noun, a town in N Texas.
ceras: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
apres: preposition, after; following (used in combination):
April: noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
space: noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
CRISP: noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
gains
clans: noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
CLASP: noun, a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
carls: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
clase
carne: noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
carns: noun, cairn.
carp-
carpi: noun, plural of carpus.
prase: noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
Clare: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
carps: noun, a peevish complaint.
carse: noun, bottom land.
claps: noun, an act or instance of clapping.
clang: noun, a clanging sound.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
snarl: noun, the act of snarling.
Clair: noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
ceils: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Celia: noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
cines: noun, a film; motion picture.
cine-
cigar: noun, a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
slipe: noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
Cenis: noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
snail: noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
ceria: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
Carin: noun, a female given name.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
cager: noun, Informal. a basketball player.
Calpe: noun, ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
crips: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
cages: noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
Crile: noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
caine: noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
craps: noun, a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
crape: noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
cains: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
cairn: noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Crane: noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Craig: noun, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
slain: noun, sley.
cares: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
slang: noun, very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
caner: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
canes: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
slice: noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
caper: noun, a playful leap or skip.
cling: noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
cline: noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
capes: noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
Capri: noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
caps.
snipe: noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
Caren: noun, a female given name.
clear: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
ancre: adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
spean: verb (used with object), to wean.
spiel: noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
spina: noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
AEGIS: noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
Aegir: noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
Grace: noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
Genl.
genip: noun, Also, ginep. a genipap.
genin: noun, aglycon.
Grail: noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
genic: adjective, of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
gnars: verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
grain: noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
Senna: noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
acnes: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
spile: noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
grans: noun, grandmother.
grape: noun, the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
gears: noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
grasp: noun, the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
spine: noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
gnarl: noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
Segni: noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
glean: verb (used with object), to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
girns: noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
Glace: noun, ice placed in a drink to cool it.
glair: noun, the white of an egg.
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
ginep: noun, genip.
glans: noun, the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
agers: noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
glare: noun, a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
Giles: noun, Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
sengi: noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
agile: adjective, quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
sepal: noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
sepia: noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
Glenn: noun, John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
aeri-
agnel: noun, a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
Agnes: noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
glias: noun, neuroglia.
alecs: noun, a herring.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
Aline: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
sprig: noun, a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
Alice: noun, a city in S Texas.
algin: noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
Algie: noun, a male given name, form of Algernon.
alien: noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
Gaspe: noun, a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
Alger: noun, Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
sprag: noun, a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
gapes: noun, Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
garni: adjective, garnished.
gaper: noun, a person or thing that gapes.
grins: noun, a broad smile.
g-cal
align: verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
Galen: noun, Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
serac: noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
gales: noun, a very strong wind.
gripe: noun, the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
grice: noun, a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Alsip: noun, a town in NE Illinois.
Seric

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ceps: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
cap.
psia
pean: noun, paean.
rang: noun, a boomerang.
Cape: noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
pars: noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
Pal.
Cal.
peal: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
rel.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
cane: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
CALS: noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Sra.
peag: noun, wampum (def 1).
pase: noun, (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
psig
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Rape: noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
Carn: noun, cairn.
Ceil: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
ARCS: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Pang: noun, a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
Acis: noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
snip: noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
acle: noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
pane: noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
ragi: noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
ACLS
rage: noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
Pan.
acne: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
rain: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Cela: noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
cen.
acr-
Carl: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
par.
Cels
Pali: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Acre: noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
rasp: noun, an act of rasping.
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
CASE: noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
aer-
real: noun, real number.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
prig: noun, a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
psec
Prag: noun, German name of Prague.
Apr.
pnea
recs: noun, recreation.
pina: noun, pineapple.
SPCA
APSE: noun, Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
Arce: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
PINE: noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Arg.
pil-
Alec: noun, a herring.
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
spin: noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Pier: noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
regs: noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
Reg.
Apis: noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
pice: noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
pirn: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
anes: adverb, once.
Alps: noun, a high mountain.
Alis
pise: noun, rammed earth.
Pisa: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
spic: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
Anil: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Pire: noun, Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
apes: noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
plea: noun, an appeal or entreaty:
Alg.
ann.
Anne: noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
ANSI
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
PING: noun, a pinging sound.
PICS: noun, a movie.
Pica: noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pear: noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
spae: verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
SPAR: noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
agin: preposition, against; opposed to.
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
ance
Pen.
prin
pens: noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Cage: noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Pecs: noun, a city in SW Hungary.
ages: noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ager: noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
Cain: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
prs.
aesc: noun, ash2 (def 3).
asci: noun, plural of ascus.
asc-
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Rein: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Aire
pias: noun, a female given name.
pian: noun, yaws.
pial: adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
ARIS
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
pre-
per.
prec
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Pers
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
agr.
PERL
Agni: noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Nile: noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
Pain: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Gal.
sice: noun, syce.
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.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Gael: noun, a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Gail: noun, a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
LARC: noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Gale: noun, a very strong wind.
lea.
Sang: noun, the act or performance of singing.
gals: noun, a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
gape: noun, a wide opening; gap; breach.
Lani
Gare: noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
Lane: noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
gars: noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
gasp: noun, a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
esp.
Lean: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
laic: noun, one of the laity.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
enc.
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.
Eng.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
lens: noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
Pail: noun, bucket.
enl.
Ens.
Lena: noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
epi-
epic: noun, an epic poem.
Sig.
legs: noun, either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
ergs
leg.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAP: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
sign: noun, a token; indication.
lain: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lags: noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
ile-
Glen: noun, a small, narrow, secluded valley.
Inge: noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
glia: noun, neuroglia.
sci.
gnar: verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
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.
inae
scil
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Gran: noun, grandmother.
scr.
ins.
ign.
gras
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
ical
gres
grin: noun, a broad smile.
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
sec.
grip: noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
inns: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
girn: noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
Ger.
Gean: noun, heart cherry.
gear: noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
lacs: noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Gela: noun, a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Gen.
lace: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Gena: noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
Sari: noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
gens: noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Isle: noun, a small island.
scag: noun, heroin.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
girl: noun, a female child, from birth to full growth.
Gera: noun, a city in E central Germany.
Gers: noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
sepn
Ire.
SCAN: noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Gila: noun, a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
scar: noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
gils: noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
Gina: noun, a female given name.
gips: noun, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
engs: noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
lice: noun, plural of louse.
slap: noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
clep
Riga: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
clip: noun, the act of clipping.
SLIC
Neil: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
neap: noun, neap tide.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Neal: noun, a male given name.
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
slag: noun, Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
narc: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Crag: noun, a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
nape: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Ring: noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
nane: pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
crap: noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
Clea: noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
Gris: noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
repl
CERN
snag: noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
Page: noun, one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
pacs: noun, pack1 (def 1).
CIGS: noun, a cigarette.
PACE: noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
cir.
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Rep.
cis-
clan: noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
Nils: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
clap: noun, an act or instance of clapping.
clar
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
NIRA
nips: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Ice.
nipa: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Nine: noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Nina: noun, girl; child.
Cres
Rina: noun, a female given name.
crip: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
1080
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Sage: noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
lipa: noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lip-
Lins: noun, a city in E Brazil.
Earl: noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
Linn: noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Earp: noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
ears: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
SINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
egal: adjective, equal.
Line: noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
egis: noun, aegis.
elan: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Lina: noun, a female given name.
lin.
ELAS
Sina: noun, a female given name.
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lien: noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Rani: noun, ranee.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
RIPS: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
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.
LISP: noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
RIPE: adjective, having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
RNAS
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RISC: noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.

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res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
SCP
SER: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
RNA
SLA
rig: noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
Sal: noun, salt1 .
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SPR
se-
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SLP
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
SLR
Sr.
RPG
SEI: noun, sei whale.
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).
sc.
SAG: noun, an act or instance of sagging.
SAE
Sep: noun, Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
SAC: noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
SLE
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
SPA: noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
Sp.
RSE
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
RSA
SAR
Rs.
SAP: noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
REA
RCN
RCA
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
REC: noun, recreation.
ECA
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
Ep.
gap: noun, a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
GAN: noun, cotton gin.
gi.
GAR: noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Ga.
ESR
ESL
Esc
ESA
ERS: noun, ervil.
ERP
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EPS
EPA
en-
GCA
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
EIS
eir
ECG
ec-
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ear: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ean
ea.
Eg.
CSR
CSA
CRS
GAS: noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
GCE
CPS
ics
ine
ina: noun, a female given name.
in.
ILS
ILP
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
il-
ier
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
IAS
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ial
Ia.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
GSR
GCI
gip: noun, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
GCR
Gel: noun, Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
Ges
gie: noun, gi.
Gil: noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
GIN: noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
GIs: noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
GSC
gl.
GNP
GPS
Gr.
gre
GSA
CRP
CPR
INN: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
AIC
APE: noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
APC
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ANG
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANC
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
ALC
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.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
AGS: adjective, noun, agriculture:
Apl
Ar.
ap-
ac-
ag-
al.
ALP: noun, a high mountain.
an.
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
age: noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ACP
ACS
ae.
AEC
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
AGC
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
APS
CPL
CEA
CPI
CPA
CNS
CNN
CLR
CLI
cle
CIP
cig: noun, a cigarette.
CIE
CIA
CGS
CGI
cep: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
CAS: verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
ASP: noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ARE: noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
ase
ASI
ASN
ASR
CAR: noun, an automobile.
ca.
cp.
cr.
cs.
cl.
CAI
ing
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
nr.
PAS: noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
PaG
PAC: noun, pack1 (def 1).
Ps.
prn
Pr.
Pg.
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
pc.
Pa.
NSC
NSA
NRC
NRA
NPR
PCS
NNP
NNE
Nip: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Nil: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NIG: verb (used with object), nidge.
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
NIA
NGC
NES
NEP: noun, New Economic Policy.
IPA
NEC
NEA
ne-
PCI
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
Nan: noun, naan.
Len: noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
rag: noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
RPS
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Re.
RCS
RCP
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSG
PSE
PSC
PSA
PRC
PRA
Peg: noun, a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
PIN: noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
PGA
PIA: noun, a female given name.
PIC: noun, a movie.
pie: noun, a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
pig: noun, a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
pir: noun, a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
PLR
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
pl.
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.
PLA
PLC
pli
Nap: noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
NEG: noun, a photographic negative.
NAG: noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
lag: noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
lg.
Les
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
lep
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
LCI
LCA
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
LAP: noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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).
La.
ISR
Isl
ise
ISA
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IRS
IRL
IRC
Ir.
IPS
ipr
Lir: noun, Ler.
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
LSI
LSC
LPS: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LNG
LPG
LPN

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RC
L.
N.
NA: adverb, no1 .
NC
R.
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
IG
LC
NG
RI
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RN
NI
AI: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
EI
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NP
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.
RP
LP: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
le
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
ln
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
CE
GC
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.
SN
G.
SL
SG
ic
SA
rg
S.
GN
NL
LR
L2
L1
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
i.
IP

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