Anagrams of streptobacilli
Word streptobacilli has
3161 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of streptobacilli.
- triploblastic
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adjective,
having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- cristobalite
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noun,
a polymorph of quartz occurring in volcanic rock in the form of colorless, translucent crystals.
- bristletail
-
noun,
any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long, bristlelike, caudal appendages, comprising the firebrats, silverfish, and machilids.
- tripletail
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noun,
a large food fish, Lobotes surinamensis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, having the lobes of its dorsal and anal fins extending backward and, with the caudal fin, suggesting a three-lobed tail.
- pistillate
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adjective,
having a pistil or pistils.
- triplicate
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noun,
one of three identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- bioplastic
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noun,
plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- pectoralis
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noun,
either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- polarities
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noun,
Physics.
the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery.
the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- cabriolets
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
- pictorials
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noun,
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- localities
-
noun,
a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there:
- Ballistite
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noun,
a smokeless powder consisting of nitroglycerine and cellulose nitrate chiefly in a 40 to 60 percent ratio: used as a solid fuel for rockets.
- spitballer
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noun,
a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- Botticelli
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noun,
Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- bacteriol.
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- allosteric
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adjective,
pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.
- scapolite
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noun,
any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- brattices
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noun,
a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
- socialite
-
noun,
a socially prominent person.
- cobaltite
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noun,
a mineral, cobalt arsenic sulfide, CoAsS, silver-white with a reddish tinge: an end member of a series of solid solutions that includes gersdorffite; used as an ore of cobalt.
- librettos
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noun,
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
- patristic
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adjective,
of or relating to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.
- ballistic
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Idioms,
go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational:
- cartelist
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noun,
a member of a cartel or an advocate of cartelization.
- scalloper
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noun,
a person or thing that scallops.
- Paisiello
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noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1741–1816, Italian composer.
- probities
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noun,
integrity and uprightness; honesty.
- pictorial
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noun,
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- Braillist
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noun,
an expert at writing Braille.
- irascible
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adjective,
easily provoked to anger; very irritable:
- topcastle
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noun,
a large fighting top used in medieval ships.
- portables
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noun,
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart:
- Cristobal
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noun,
a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, adjacent to Colón.
- realistic
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adjective,
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:
- cloistral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
- pillories
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noun,
a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- tabletops
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noun,
a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.
- brocatels
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noun,
a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- sectorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- procellas
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noun,
pucellas.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- operatics
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- callipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- opacities
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noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- calliopes
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- caprioles
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- proctitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the rectum and anus.
- Priscilla
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noun,
a female given name: from a Roman family name.
- teocallis
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noun,
a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
- tortillas
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noun,
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
- cabriolet
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
- cabrioles
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- trilobite
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noun,
any marine arthropod of the extinct class Trilobita, from the Paleozoic Era, having a flattened, oval body varying in length from 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less to 2 feet (61 cm).
- oscillate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move to and fro; vibrate.
- corallite
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noun,
the skeleton of a single coral polyp.
- trilobate
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adjective,
having three lobes.
- laborites
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- collarets
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noun,
a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
- triplites
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noun,
a dark-brown, massive mineral, fluorophosphate of iron and manganese.
- slip-rail
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noun,
one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- saprolite
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noun,
soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- littorals
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noun,
a littoral region.
- biliteral
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adjective,
using or consisting of two letters.
- Billerica
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noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- pectorals
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- epistolic
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adjective,
epistolary.
- parotitis
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noun,
inflammation of a parotid.
- ectoblast
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noun,
the ectoderm.
- political
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adjective,
of, relating to, or concerned with politics:
- clarities
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Spectator
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noun,
a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- ciliolate
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adjective,
having cilia.
- boracites
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- ill-treat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
- triticale
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noun,
a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.
- biostatic
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noun,
the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- parotitic
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adjective,
of or relating to parotitis.
- splittail
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noun,
a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- patriotic
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adjective,
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- localites
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noun,
one who lives in a particular locality.
- troilites
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- blatters
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noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- epiblast
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noun,
the primordial outer layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the ectoderm and containing cells capable of becoming the mesoderm and endoderm.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- corbeils
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- prostate
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noun,
prostate gland.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- trilbies
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noun,
a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.
- pisolite
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noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- protects
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- bloaters
-
noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- pastille
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noun,
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- biotites
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noun,
a very common mineral of the mica group, occurring in black, dark-brown, or dark-green sheets and flakes: an important constituent of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- bisector
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noun,
a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.
- tabletop
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noun,
a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.
- calottes
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noun,
zucchetto.
- rocaille
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noun,
Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.
- biserial
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adjective,
of or relating to the correlation between two sets of measurements, one set of which is limited to one of two values.
- Callisto
-
noun,
Also, Kallisto. Classical Mythology. a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
- bisellia
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noun,
an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- calliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- orbitale
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noun,
Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- orbitals
-
noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- escallop
-
noun,
scallop.
- pectoral
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- Calliope
-
noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- lapsible
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adjective,
lapsable.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- teocalli
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noun,
a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
- stilbite
-
noun,
a white-to-brown or red zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, occurring in sheaflike aggregates of crystals and in radiated masses.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- calipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- birettas
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noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- tipcarts
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- strepto-
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- boracite
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- brattice
-
noun,
a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
- tillites
-
noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- parities
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- Petrillo
-
noun,
James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
- petrolic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.
- Tiberias
-
noun,
Lake. Galilee, Sea of.
- criollas
-
noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- paletots
-
noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- brailles
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- crispate
-
adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- cristate
-
adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- petrosal
-
adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- parclose
-
noun,
(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- Taborite
-
noun,
(in the 15th century) a member of the militant body of Hussites maintaining a strict literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
- bottlers
-
noun,
a person, thing, or company that bottles.
- basilect
-
noun,
the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect.
- parboils
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- iceboats
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- brattles
-
noun,
a clattering noise.
- partlets
-
noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- brocatel
-
noun,
a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- tortilla
-
noun,
a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
- tertials
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- blotters
-
noun,
a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.
- Bastille
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed July 14, 1789.
- perillas
-
noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- tribasic
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adjective,
(of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
- brollies
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- periotic
-
adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- particle
-
noun,
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
- storable
-
noun,
Usually, storables. articles that are storable.
- taborets
-
noun,
a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
- Reptilia
-
noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- brittles
-
noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- bacteri-
-
- ectopias
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- partible
-
adjective,
capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
- pillaret
-
noun,
a small pillar.
- bricoles
-
noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- isolable
-
adjective,
capable of being isolated.
- isobaric
-
adjective,
Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- pilaster
-
noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- caltrops
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- Claribel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- opticist
-
noun,
a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- strobila
-
noun,
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.
Compare scolex.
- polleras
-
noun,
a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
- clitoris
-
noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- aerobics
-
noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- pollster
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls.
- Listeria
-
noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- cloister
-
noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- portable
-
noun,
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart:
- airbills
-
noun,
air waybill.
- coal-pit
-
noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- potables
-
noun,
Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
- tripolis
-
noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- practise
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- literati
-
plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- Castillo
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- libretto
-
noun,
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- librates
-
verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- plaister
-
noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- sociable
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- obstacle
-
noun,
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- Libertas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- liberals
-
noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- coistrel
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- prattles
-
noun,
the act of prattling.
- placebos
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- literals
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- polities
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- collapse
-
noun,
a falling in or together:
- polestar
-
noun,
Polaris.
- sprattle
-
noun,
a struggle; fight.
- citrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- spoliate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- tropical
-
noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- splitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that splits.
- abettors
-
noun,
a person who abets.
- localite
-
noun,
one who lives in a particular locality.
- Poitiers
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- splatter
-
noun,
an act or instance of splattering.
- clatters
-
noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- polecats
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- spitball
-
noun,
a small ball or lump of chewed paper used as a missile.
- lobelias
-
noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- politics
-
noun,
the science or art of political government.
- ciliates
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- abristle
-
adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- loricate
-
adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- abstrict
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo abstriction.
- policies
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- spiracle
-
noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- littoral
-
noun,
a littoral region.
- tabetics
-
noun,
a person affected with tabes.
- poli-sci
-
noun,
political science:
- spectro-
-
- troilite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- spectral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- allspice
-
noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- cabriole
-
noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- collaret
-
noun,
a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
- triplite
-
noun,
a dark-brown, massive mineral, fluorophosphate of iron and manganese.
- pitiable
-
adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable:
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- silicate
-
noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- collates
-
verb (used with object),
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- Carlisle
-
noun,
John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
- probates
-
noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- talipots
-
noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- Colliers
-
noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- sibilate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
- capriole
-
noun,
a caper or leap.
- colpitis
-
noun,
vaginitis.
- Prescott
-
noun,
Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- operatic
-
noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- callers
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- boilers
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- plotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that plots.
- boatels
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- persalt
-
noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- boaster
-
noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- boaters
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Toltecs
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- ciboria
-
noun,
a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- caliber
-
noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- petrols
-
noun,
British. gasoline.
- Collier
-
noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- caliper
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- petrol.
-
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- politic
-
adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- bolster
-
noun,
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- Ploesti
-
noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- pliable
-
adjective,
easily bent; flexible; supple:
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- plicate
-
adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- reposal
-
noun,
the act of reposing.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- elitist
-
noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- blotter
-
noun,
a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.
- Perilla
-
noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- patties
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- blasto-
-
- blastic
-
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- calotte
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Ercilla
-
noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- patters
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- risible
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- poietic
-
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- bitters
-
noun,
a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- probits
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- clatter
-
noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Pelotas
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- riblets
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- Elliott
-
noun,
Herb(ert James) born 1938, Australian track athlete.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- probate
-
noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- bloater
-
noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- tabetic
-
noun,
a person affected with tabes.
- caplets
-
- polecat
-
noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- blatter
-
noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- 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.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- blister
-
noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- rillets
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Bleriot
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- pistole
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- callose
-
noun,
callus (def 2).
- borates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- placets
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- placers
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Corelli
-
noun,
Arcangelo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Cabeiri
-
noun,
Cabiri.
- brittle
-
noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Bristol
-
noun,
a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
- Corbett
-
noun,
James John ("Gentleman Jim") 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.
- corbels
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- bristle
-
noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- tollies
-
noun,
candle (def 1).
- tollers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- rallies
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- pillars
-
noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- collars
-
noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- bricole
-
noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- Corbeil
-
noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- protest
-
noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- protist
-
noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- PT-boat
-
noun,
a small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Colbert
-
noun,
Claudette (Lily Claudette Chauchoin) 1903–96, U.S. actress, born in France.
- tortile
-
adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- strato-
-
- strati-
-
- placebo
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- taboret
-
noun,
a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
- Torelli
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- prattle
-
noun,
the act of prattling.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- plaster
-
noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- prolate
-
adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- cerato-
-
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- bottles
-
noun,
a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- collate
-
verb (used with object),
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- bottler
-
noun,
a person, thing, or company that bottles.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- cabrito
-
noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- collets
-
noun,
a collar or enclosing band.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- rebatos
-
noun,
rabato.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- recalls
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- pollera
-
noun,
a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- borstal
-
noun,
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
- protect
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Platter
-
noun,
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cobalts
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- plastic
-
noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- brattle
-
noun,
a clattering noise.
- cablets
-
noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- pottles
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- Cattell
-
noun,
James McKeen [muh-keen] /məˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1860–1944, U.S. psychologist, educator, and editor.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- cellist
-
noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- rattles
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- criolla
-
noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- collat.
-
- caltrop
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- Braille
-
noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- potable
-
noun,
Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
- epicist
-
noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- patriot
-
noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- labrets
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Astilbe
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- Script.
-
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- stapler
-
noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- astrol.
-
- Telstar
-
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- orbital
-
noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- aristo-
-
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Latrobe
-
noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- talipot
-
noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- opiatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- tailles
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- paletot
-
noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- startle
-
noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- Baptist
-
noun,
a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
- scallop
-
noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- ballett
-
noun,
an early 17th-century dancelike vocal composition similar to the madrigal in style.
- scalpel
-
noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- bailors
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- bacilli
-
noun,
any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- triable
-
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- scleral
-
adjective,
sclerotic (def 1).
- sclero-
-
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- attrib.
-
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- settlor
-
noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- Siberia
-
noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- barites
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- littles
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- sorbate
-
noun,
a sorbed substance.
- airbill
-
noun,
air waybill.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aerobic
-
adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- literal
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- losable
-
adjective,
susceptible to becoming lost.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- Lobelia
-
noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lobster
-
noun,
any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- lobtail
-
verb (used without object),
(of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
- spitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- spittle
-
noun,
saliva; spit.
- locales
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- abiotic
-
adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- abettor
-
noun,
a person who abets.
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- spoiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- spotter
-
noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- Tarbell
-
noun,
Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, U.S. author.
- obelias
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- tallies
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- teapots
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- apostle
-
noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- silicle
-
noun,
a short silique.
- Leclair
-
noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- stabler
-
noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- triplet
-
noun,
one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- stabile
-
noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- ocellar
-
adjective,
pertaining to an ocellus.
- tapster
-
noun,
a bartender.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- Allport
-
noun,
Gordon W(illard) 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- Liberal
-
noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- slotter
-
noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- Liberia
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- obstet.
-
- librate
-
verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- oblates
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- Tripoli
-
noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- albites
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Alberti
-
noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- Liestal
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- pallets
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- pallors
-
noun,
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- paroles
-
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.
- batiste
-
noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- Partlet
-
noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- Belasco
-
noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- Rosella
-
noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- Iobates
-
noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- tipster
-
noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- biotite
-
noun,
a very common mineral of the mica group, occurring in black, dark-brown, or dark-green sheets and flakes: an important constituent of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- bettors
-
noun,
a person who bet.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- bipolar
-
adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- billets
-
noun,
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- illites
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- tillers
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- stibial
-
adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- battles
-
noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- battels
-
noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- Statler
-
noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- tillite
-
noun,
a rock composed of consolidated till.
- beclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- batters
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- tipcats
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- basilic
-
adjective,
kingly; royal.
- bestial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- tipcart
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- steato-
-
- parboil
-
verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- palters
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- iatrics
-
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- saprobe
-
noun,
saprophyte.
- ropable
-
adjective,
capable of being roped.
- bistort
-
noun,
Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- stearo-
-
- trellis
-
noun,
a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
- stellar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Bastrop
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- biretta
-
noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- bistate
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving two states, especially of the U.S.:
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- 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.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- lepto-
-
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- cobalt
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- libels
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- collab
-
- liable
-
adjective,
legally responsible:
- tablet
-
noun,
a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- obtest
-
verb (used with object),
to invoke as witness.
- Collar
-
noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- obtect
-
adjective,
(of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- pattle
-
noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Little
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- 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.
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- locale
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- patri-
-
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- locals
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- pocill
-
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- collet
-
noun,
a collar or enclosing band.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- 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.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Platte
-
noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- tarso-
-
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- pleio-
-
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- 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.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- pibals
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Talbot
-
noun,
a hound with long pendent ears.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- terat-
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- pallor
-
noun,
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
- picro-
-
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- tibias
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paleo-
-
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- pillar
-
noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- tetra-
-
- Toller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- 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.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- labels
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- Collie
-
noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- 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.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- tabret
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- iatro-
-
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- labile
-
adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- pisci-
-
- labio-
-
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Laclos
-
noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- lacto-
-
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- petro-
-
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- oribis
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- bettor
-
noun,
a person who bet.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- sacro-
-
- Belloc
-
noun,
Hilaire [hi-lair] /hɪˈlɛər/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, English essayist, poet, and satirist, born in France.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- bettas
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- billet
-
noun,
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- Billie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of William.
- biopic
-
noun,
a biographical movie or TV show.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Belial
-
noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- sarco-
-
- ballet
-
noun,
a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
- ballot
-
noun,
a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- barit.
-
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- sapro-
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- battel
-
noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- batter
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- battle
-
noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- biotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to life.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- scato-
-
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- boltel
-
noun,
Also, boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell. a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- rebops
-
noun,
bop1 .
- botels
-
noun,
boatel.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- boatel
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- bloats
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Baliol
-
noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- sollar
-
noun,
solar2 .
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- spiro-
-
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- 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.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- aceto-
-
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- Bailie
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- 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):
- trills
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- scroll
-
noun,
a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- astro-
-
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tribo-
-
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- serbo-
-
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
-
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- bottle
-
noun,
a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- carbo-
-
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- cellar
-
noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- brills
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- pottle
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- ptero-
-
- celto-
-
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- probit
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- probes
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- callop
-
noun,
golden perch.
- stroll
-
noun,
a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- polit.
-
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- caplet
-
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- cerat-
-
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cellos
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- calli-
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Callot
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Presb.
-
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- carpo-
-
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Cabiri
-
noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Cabell
-
noun,
James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- cablet
-
noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- 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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- OPers
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- seti-
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- sero-
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- sect.
-
- 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:
- sebi-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- orial
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oribi
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Seric
-
- plat.
-
- prae-
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- plast
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- spec.
-
- 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.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- 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.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poet.
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- post-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Srta.
-
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- sito-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- OIcel
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- pleo-
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- plio-
-
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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).
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- obiit
-
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- polls
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- OBrit
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Port.
-
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- pret.
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- rall.
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- patr-
-
- 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.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- Recit
-
- recip
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- petri
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- rcpt.
-
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- 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.
- 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.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- resp.
-
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pert.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- peta-
-
- rept.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- oste-
-
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- pale-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- prob.
-
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Scot.
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Pres.
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- 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.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- sarc-
-
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- part.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Parl.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- proc.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- pros.
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- carp-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- Bello
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- treas
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- coll.
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- colat
-
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coel-
-
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- bact.
-
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- atto-
-
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- BLitt
-
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Balt.
-
- ecol.
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- BAPCT
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baro-
-
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Bart.
-
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- BSRet
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolls
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Brale
-
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brit.
-
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- biol.
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- caps.
-
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- carb-
-
- Capt.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- telo-
-
- 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.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- allo-
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- 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:
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- istic
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Ital.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Apoc.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
-
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- acpt.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- acet-
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- trop-
-
- abstr
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- acro-
-
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lipo-
-
- Alcor
-
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- tears
-
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- licet
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ilio-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- ileo-
-
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- areo-
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- IATSE
-
- estab
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Icel.
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- asco-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- ScBE
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- SPCA
-
- tri-
-
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Aire
-
- sec.
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- BLit
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- trit
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- bal.
-
- RIIA
-
- aet.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ates
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- atic
-
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- scr.
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- bot.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Bol.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- acr-
-
- sci.
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- scil
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- rel.
-
- abr.
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- att.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- Rep.
-
- BRCS
-
- TRIB
-
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- repl
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- apo-
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- rpt.
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Sat.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- art.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- alt.
-
- BASc
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- 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.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Ste.
-
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Sab.
-
- ARIS
-
- Apr.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- 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.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- SATB
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- bar.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- Alis
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Alb.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- AISI
-
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Sol.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Alco
-
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- asc-
-
- bio-
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- SLIC
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- all-
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Pal.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Ire.
-
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- par.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lab.
-
- ter.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- iso-
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- pct.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- epi-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- per.
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ible
-
- etc.
-
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- eso-
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- OAPC
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- obs.
-
- Lib.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitB
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- lit.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Oct.
-
- 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:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lea.
-
- opia
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ole-
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ELAS
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- pro-
-
- cat.
-
- 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.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Cal.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- btl.
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Cels
-
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- pot.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 1080
-
- CBEL
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- prs.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- BPOE
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- pts.
-
- PSAT
-
- BSRT
-
- psec
-
- psia
-
- BSPT
-
- BSPE
-
- BSPA
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- BSOT
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- BSIE
-
- BSEP
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCP
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- str.
-
- RIBA
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- cit.
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- 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.
- Cres
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- crat
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cor.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- ect-
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- eco-
-
- Tob.
-
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cort
-
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- top-
-
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- tab.
-
- clar
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- tlr
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- St.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TBO
-
- TPI
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tlo
-
- trp
-
- Tbi
-
- TSE
-
- Tpr
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- tr.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TBA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- spt
-
- STP
-
- SRB
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Sr.
-
- Tro
-
- STL
-
- tra
-
- Sta
-
- TIA
-
- STB
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TLC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CEA
-
- SPR
-
- EBS
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- CSA
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- CSO
-
- CRT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Clo
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CBS
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- cle
-
- CLI
-
- CLR
-
- CRS
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- CRP
-
- EPT
-
- ERP
-
- CAI
-
- ISA
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- 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.
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- io-
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- IOC
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ARS
-
- APB
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- asb
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- aor
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- BCL
-
- abt
-
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abp
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ALC
-
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- BCE
-
- be-
-
- cl.
-
- BSO
-
- BPE
-
- BPI
-
- BPS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BRE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- BSP
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- BPA
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- bl.
-
- BCS
-
- bp.
-
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BCP
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- bec
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BEP
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BLA
-
- ble
-
- BLL
-
- BLS
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ITC
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Re.
-
- PRC
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- POR
-
- RPS
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- PRA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- PBS
-
- PCB
-
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- PLC
-
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- PLR
-
- POA
-
- POB
-
- POC
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SBE
-
- sc.
-
- SCB
-
- SCP
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- 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).
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sb.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SBA
-
- SAR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RPO
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rs.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PIO
-
- PTO
-
- OSA
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LTL
-
- ltr
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- pt.
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- OCS
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lep
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ll.
-
- LLB
-
- LOC
-
- OCR
-
- TTS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ose
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OTS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ote
-
- Ola
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Pr.
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- ot-
-
- Ps.
-
- OSP
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- L.
-
- le
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TT
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- 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.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- AO
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- LC
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PB
-
- EI
-
- S.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- Eb
-
- RO
-
- BO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- BC
-
- TL
-
- ol
-
- R.
-
- TP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- O.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CE
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- IP
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- TC
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- SL
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- SA
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- RI
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- CB
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- B-
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- LR
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- RP
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TB
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- t.
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- ic
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