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Word spring-loaded has
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- anglepods
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noun,
a southern U.S. twining plant, Gonolobus gonocarpos, of the milkweed family, having angled or winged pods.
- alongside
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adverb,
along, by, at, or to the side of something:
- regionals
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- pleadings
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noun,
the act of a person who pleads.
- grandiose
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adjective,
affectedly grand or important; pompous:
- organdies
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noun,
a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- prodigals
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noun,
a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
- girandole
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noun,
a rotating and radiating firework.
- salpingo-
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- geraniols
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- sporeling
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.
- palinodes
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- draglines
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noun,
a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- Singapore
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noun,
an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- springald
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noun,
a youth; young fellow.
- goldarned
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adjective,
goddamned (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- gladdens
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verb (used with object),
to make glad.
- Selangor
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- sepaloid
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adjective,
resembling a sepal.
- ordinals
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- Aldridge
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noun,
Ira Frederick ("the African Roscius") 1804?–67, U.S. actor, primarily in Europe.
- griddles
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noun,
a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
- goldarns
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- sidelong
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adverb,
toward the side; obliquely.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- readings
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- islander
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- on-glide
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noun,
a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound.
Compare off-glide (def 1).
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- goliards
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noun,
one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- leadings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- pergolas
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- perigons
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- peddling
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adjective,
trifling; paltry; piddling.
- Sarpedon
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noun,
a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- padrones
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noun,
a master; boss.
- dragline
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noun,
a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- androids
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noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- roadside
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noun,
the side or border of the road; wayside.
- palinode
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- Ladrones
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noun,
a thief.
- Rosalind
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noun,
a female given name.
- Glendora
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- dealings
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- landside
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noun,
the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- parodies
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noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- anglepod
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noun,
a southern U.S. twining plant, Gonolobus gonocarpos, of the milkweed family, having angled or winged pods.
- glanders
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noun,
a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- regional
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- paddings
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noun,
material, as cotton or straw, used to pad something.
- grapnels
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noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- Reginald
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- saprogen
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noun,
a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- Redlands
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- sledding
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noun,
the state of the ground permitting use of a sled:
- diagnose
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verb (used with object),
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
- diaspore
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- Griselda
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noun,
a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- Spalding
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noun,
Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spandrel
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noun,
Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- prodigal
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noun,
a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- lordings
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noun,
lord.
- Spearing
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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.
- dog-nail
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noun,
a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- adenoids
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noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- lopsided
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adjective,
heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- poniards
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- pleading
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noun,
the act of a person who pleads.
- splendid
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adjective,
gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing.
Antonyms: squalid.
- splendor
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noun,
brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence:
- loadings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- pleasing
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- spoilage
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noun,
the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- pledgors
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noun,
a person who deposits personal property as a pledge.
- dislodge
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verb (used with object),
to remove or force out of a particular place:
- spraddle
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verb (used with object),
to straddle.
- displode
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verb (used with or without object),
to explode.
- dispread
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verb (used with or without object),
to spread out; extend.
- soredial
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- sparling
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noun,
the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- darioles
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noun,
a small round mold.
- solander
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noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- geraniol
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- Leopardi
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noun,
Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- personal
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noun,
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
- negroids
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- dropline
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noun,
a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- psoralen
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noun,
a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- Perdido
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noun,
Mon·te [Spanish mawn-te] /Spanish ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3350 meters).
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- pledgor
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noun,
a person who deposits personal property as a pledge.
- darings
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noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- Grindle
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noun,
bowfin.
- pergola
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- earings
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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.
- dapsone
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noun,
an antibacterial substance, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S, used to treat leprosy and certain forms of dermatitis.
- perigon
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- pardons
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noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- poddies
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noun,
a newborn or unweaned calf, especially one that is taken from its mother and hand-fed.
- ladings
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noun,
the act of lading.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- danders
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noun,
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
- arseno-
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- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- indoles
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- dandier
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- dandies
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noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- pedlars
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noun,
peddler.
- dandles
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verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- pirogen
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- Pidgeon
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noun,
Walter, 1898–1984, U.S. actor, born in Canada.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- dangles
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noun,
the act of dangling.
- plagio-
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- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- ladders
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noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- piddles
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verb (used with object),
to waste (time, money, etc.); fail to utilize (usually followed by away).
- pinards
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noun,
wine.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- plaided
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adjective,
made of plaid, or having a similar pattern.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Negroid
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- dogsled
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noun,
Also, dog sledge. a sled pulled by dogs, especially one used by Arctic peoples, as the Eskimos.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- leporid
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noun,
an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lepido-
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- leopard
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noun,
a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- Leonids
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- dingles
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noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- noddies
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noun,
any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
- Donalds
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noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- noddles
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noun,
the head or brain.
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- Legaspi
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noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- Donegal
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noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- dognaps
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verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- lording
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noun,
lord.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- dispend
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verb (used with object),
to pay out; expend; spend.
- disegno
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noun,
drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- dirndls
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noun,
a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- loaders
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- loading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- dodgers
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noun,
a person who dodges.
- dingoes
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noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lodgers
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noun,
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
- dipoles
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- Londres
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noun,
a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
- ligands
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noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- dialers
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- old-age
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noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- Paddies
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noun,
a rice field.
- padding
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noun,
material, as cotton or straw, used to pad something.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- paddles
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noun,
a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
- Doriden
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- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- dealing
-
noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- Delgado
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noun,
Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Mozambique.
- Landers
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- palings
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noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- palsied
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- darnels
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- Darling
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noun,
a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- lap-dog
-
noun,
a small pet dog that can easily be held in the lap.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- leading
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- despond
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noun,
despondency.
- despoil
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verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- despair
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- operand
-
noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- deposal
-
noun,
an act of deposing.
- deodars
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordeals
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- dendro-
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- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- lardons
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Deloria
-
noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pleiads
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- griddle
-
noun,
a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- engilds
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verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- glaires
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- engirds
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- sapling
-
noun,
a young tree.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- aldrins
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- sea-dog
-
noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- gladden
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verb (used with object),
to make glad.
- Gironde
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noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- girdles
-
noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- serpigo
-
noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Polaris
-
noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- riddles
-
noun,
a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
- reposal
-
noun,
the act of reposing.
- android
-
noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- gnarled
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- glories
-
noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- respond
-
noun,
Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
- glorias
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- gliders
-
noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- Glidden
-
noun,
Charles Jasper, 1857–1927, U.S. businessman: a pioneer in the telephone industry.
- glenoid
-
adjective,
shallow or slightly cupped, as the articular cavities of the scapula and the temporal bone.
- 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.
- eloigns
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- rondels
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Gleason
-
noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- Saddler
-
noun,
a person who makes, repairs, or sells saddlery.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- sidero-
-
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- ganders
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- sparing
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sparoid
-
noun,
a sparoid fish.
- adipose
-
noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- adenoid
-
noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- spindle
-
noun,
a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- ganoids
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- spinode
-
noun,
cusp (def 3).
- Addison
-
noun,
Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- spleno-
-
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- spoiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- sponger
-
noun,
a person or thing that sponges.
- Gadsden
-
noun,
James, 1788–1858, U.S. railroad promoter and diplomat.
- gadoids
-
adjective, noun,
gadid.
- springe
-
noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- gardens
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- spangle
-
noun,
a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- gilders
-
noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- slander
-
noun,
defamation; calumny:
- Slinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- age-old
-
adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- Sogdian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- soldier
-
noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- soliped
-
noun,
solidungulate.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- prolegs
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- grained
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Redding
-
noun,
a city in N California.
- Gordian
-
Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- Goneril
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- goldarn
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- Reading
-
noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- Argolis
-
noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- anglers
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- rasping
-
noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- predial
-
adjective,
praedial.
- porgies
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Goliard
-
noun,
one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- red-dog
-
noun,
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
- pongids
-
noun,
any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- godsend
-
noun,
an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.
- grapnel
-
noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- elapids
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- 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.
- pronged
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- polders
-
noun,
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- goalers
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- prisage
-
noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- gradins
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- ponders
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- Gosplan
-
noun,
the official planning organization, which drew up projects embracing trade and industry, agriculture, education, and public health.
- raddles
-
noun,
ruddle.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Gerald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- 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.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- geoids
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- gropes
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- ligno-
-
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- grano-
-
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- grani-
-
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- galops
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- 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.
- 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.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- ligand
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- grand-
-
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Glenda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- landed
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Godard
-
noun,
Benjamin Louis Paul [bahn-zha-man lwee pawl] /bɑ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃ lwi pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1849–95, French violinist and composer.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- Laddie
-
noun,
a young lad; boy.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- ladder
-
noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- 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.
- glides
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- Godden
-
noun,
(Margaret) Rumer [roo-mer] /ˈru mər/ (Show IPA), 1907–1998, English novelist and writer of children's books.
- glider
-
noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- Golden
-
noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Gildas
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- gilded
-
Idioms,
gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal:
- Gilder
-
noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Gilead
-
noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- gipons
-
noun,
jupon.
- Gospel
-
noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- girdle
-
noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- inorg.
-
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glades
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapsed
-
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:
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- paedo-
-
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- 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.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- ridden
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Riddle
-
noun,
a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
- ringed
-
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.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- saddle
-
noun,
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Poland
-
noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- polder
-
noun,
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- pongid
-
noun,
any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- proleg
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- prongs
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- raddle
-
noun,
ruddle.
- radio-
-
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- sodden
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sordid
-
adjective,
morally ignoble or base; vile:
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- 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.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- 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.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spiro-
-
- splen-
-
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- sponge
-
noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sapro-
-
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- Seddon
-
noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- 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.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- plegia
-
- plano-
-
- 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.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- noddle
-
noun,
the head or brain.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- loaded
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lodged
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- lodger
-
noun,
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
- lodges
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- longi-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- paddle
-
noun,
a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
- plani-
-
- Pigeon
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- pengos
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Pernod
-
- 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.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- piddle
-
verb (used with object),
to waste (time, money, etc.); fail to utilize (usually followed by away).
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pingos
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- plages
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- 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.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- gadids
-
noun,
a gadid fish.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- Pagnol
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1974, French playwright.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paleo-
-
- paleog
-
- paleon
-
- paling
-
noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- 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.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pedals
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- gadoid
-
adjective, noun,
gadid.
- pleio-
-
- aniso-
-
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- didoes
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- algoid
-
adjective,
like algae.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- 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):
- alders
-
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- adeno-
-
- doping
-
noun,
Slang. an act or instance of giving a narcotic, usually a steroid, to an athlete to unfairly boost performance in a competition.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dinard
-
noun,
a city in W France: seaside resort.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- dorsi-
-
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- dildos
-
noun,
an artificial erect penis, used as a sexual aid.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- dorsad
-
adverb,
toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- engild
-
verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- ardeid
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- 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.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- 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.
- dendra
-
noun,
a plural of dendron.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- dendr-
-
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- darned
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- aeron.
-
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Deland
-
noun,
Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- deodar
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- adren-
-
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- dadoes
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dreads
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dander
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Dandie
-
- dandle
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- danged
-
adjective, adverb,
damned (used euphemistically).
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- adreno
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- 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.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- diplo-
-
- adders
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Anglo-
-
- 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.
- dirndl
-
noun,
a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- angled
-
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.
- agron.
-
- addles
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- angio-
-
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- dodger
-
noun,
a person who dodges.
- doiled
-
adjective,
stupid; foolish; crazed.
- dodges
-
noun,
a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- andro-
-
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- dognap
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- Dingle
-
noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- Donald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- 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.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- OPers
-
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- dial.
-
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- diag.
-
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- olig-
-
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- agro-
-
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- lipo-
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- lign-
-
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- orig.
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- sing.
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- algo-
-
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- 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.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Dodge
-
noun,
a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- ordn.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sided
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Oreg.
-
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- nears
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- dipl.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- didos
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- naso-
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- sero-
-
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- diode
-
noun,
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Longs
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- oidea
-
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prod.
-
- prodd
-
noun,
a crossbow for hurling stones or balls: used for sport.
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- Prog.
-
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- pron.
-
- areo-
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- 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.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- 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.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- prae-
-
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- prand
-
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pred.
-
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- Pres.
-
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Angl.
-
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- 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.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- 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.
- relig
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- resp.
-
- andr-
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- 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.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- 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).
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- 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.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- 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.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- anis-
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redds
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pedi-
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- PEDir
-
- pedo-
-
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- dedal
-
adjective,
daedal.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pale-
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- 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.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- 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.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arnel
-
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- 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).
- plio-
-
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- ploid
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- peri-
-
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- 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.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- 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.
- 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.
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- aden-
-
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- ileo-
-
- addnl
-
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- aeri-
-
- gilds
-
noun,
guild.
- Epis.
-
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Indo-
-
- 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.
- aero-
-
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- geod.
-
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- addle
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- 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:
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- geol.
-
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- Goldi
-
noun,
Nanay.
- lang.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- golds
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- ergo-
-
- dried
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- insp.
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- engr.
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- insol
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- endo-
-
- glops
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- dildo
-
noun,
an artificial erect penis, used as a sexual aid.
- 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.
- glads
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- insep
-
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Genl.
-
- ideo-
-
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- spor-
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Legis
-
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- 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.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- gadid
-
noun,
a gadid fish.
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- 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.
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gaddi
-
noun,
Taddeo [tahd-de-aw] /tɑdˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1300–66, Italian painter and architect.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- 30-30
-
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- 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.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- gains
-
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- Sino-
-
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- 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.
- span-
-
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- 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.
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- addio
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- 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.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- gelds
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- 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:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- 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.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- 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.
- gon-
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- 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.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- pil-
-
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ELAS
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- DEng
-
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- peds
-
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Pen.
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- gpad
-
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- PERL
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Alis
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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.
- 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.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- asgd
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 1080
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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.
- gds.
-
- ano-
-
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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:
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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).
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- 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.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ergs
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ANSI
-
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Gal.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- ands
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rida
-
- Sra.
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Esd.
-
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reg.
-
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- regd
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- rel.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- enl.
-
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pos.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- poda
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- end-
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pnea
-
- RONA
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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).
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- ARIS
-
- Eng.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- rad.
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- epi-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- prs.
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- addn
-
- psia
-
- psid
-
- psig
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- geo-
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RNAS
-
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Arg.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pre-
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- gids
-
- PedD
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- NDSL
-
- AInd
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Lani
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- NASD
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- neo-
-
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- dig.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- 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.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- NADP
-
- 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.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- sgd.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Din.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Dido
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- ped.
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- 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:
- Ald.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Aire
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- sepn
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Sig.
-
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dlr.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- agr.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- dis-
-
- 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.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- dol.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- dir.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- log-
-
- 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.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- leg.
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lond
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- deg.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- soln
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Soni
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- ign.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- IndE
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Del.
-
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- aer-
-
- ile-
-
- OSRD
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Pal.
-
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Den.
-
- gras
-
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- 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.
- Danl
-
- 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.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- gres
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- 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.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- gro.
-
- Ind.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- Pan.
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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.
- org.
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- opia
-
- 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.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- OPer
-
- ole-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Alg.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- ins.
-
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- ord.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- dia-
-
- dep.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- depr
-
- Ire.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- iod-
-
- der.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- 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.
- 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.
- RLD
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ap-
-
- SED
-
- SLP
-
- Sr.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ad-
-
- SDA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SDR
-
- ag-
-
- SDI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- an.
-
- SPR
-
- RPG
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SLA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- SLR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SLE
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ar.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ae.
-
- 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).
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- SAE
-
- ROI
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ROP
-
- SAR
-
- ROG
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DPI
-
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Dr.
-
- DPS
-
- DPA
-
- Isl
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- DRE
-
- ise
-
- Ld.
-
- IPA
-
- DSP
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- DSA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IPO
-
- ISA
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- DRG
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Ldg
-
- Eg.
-
- LPN
-
- DLO
-
- LNG
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LPG
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- DLS
-
- LDP
-
- Les
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lg.
-
- DNA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Doi
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DOD
-
- DNR
-
- DSR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Ges
-
- EPA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- gl.
-
- Gld
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- GNP
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- EPS
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- ESL
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- 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
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ESA
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- ERP
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gde
-
- GDP
-
- GDR
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- in.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- ea.
-
- IDP
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- eo-
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- io-
-
- id.
-
- EIS
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- eir
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GPD
-
- GPS
-
- Gr.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- EDD
-
- GSR
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- gre
-
- 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
-
- ead
-
- GSA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- LSI
-
- DIL
-
- ASR
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- 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)
- DDS
-
- dd.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- PIO
-
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ASI
-
- 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.
- PID
-
- PGA
-
- ase
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DEd
-
- PaG
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DDR
-
- DDP
-
noun,
a method of organizing data processing that uses a central computer in combination with smaller local computers or terminals, which communicate with the central computer and perhaps with one another.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PDL
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAE
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- DSO
-
- PLA
-
- ARS
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- aor
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- RPS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- ard
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- APS
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Apl
-
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ps.
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OSD
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- prn
-
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- op.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oid
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- Ola
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NES
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- NSA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NOP
-
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- OLG
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- GOP
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
-
- Pr.
-
- di.
-
- IP
-
- GD
-
- AO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- SN
-
- LR
-
- NG
-
- L.
-
- rg
-
- RN
-
- GP
-
- ND
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NI
-
- G.
-
- NP
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RO
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- dl
-
- SG
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- D.
-
- i.
-
- DG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- le
-
- RP
-
- ol
-
- IG
-
- EI
-
- DP
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- 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.
- SL
-
- L1
-
- ln
-
- O.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- GN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- DN
-
- L2
-
- OG
-
- GO
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noun,
the act of going: