Anagrams of suppletion
Word suppletion has
822 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of suppletion.
- popliteus
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noun,
a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- slip-top
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noun,
the end of a slip stem on a spoon.
- pleuston
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noun,
a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- Plotinus
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noun,
a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- 11-point
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- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- Populist
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noun,
a member of the People's party.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- split-up
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noun,
a splitting or separating into two or more parts.
- unpolite
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adjective,
impolite.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- Topelius
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noun,
Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- topspin
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- opulent
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adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting opulence:
- topples
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verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- step-up
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noun,
an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- spleno-
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- spinule
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noun,
a small spine.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- snippet
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noun,
a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:
- stipple
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noun,
the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
- pileous
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adjective,
hairy or furry.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- penults
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noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- pent-up
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adjective,
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed:
- tipples
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noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- poplins
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- lineups
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noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- stipule
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noun,
one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- pileups
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noun,
a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- lippens
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- stopple
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noun,
a stopper, especially for a bottle.
- tupelos
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noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- punties
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noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- unpiles
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verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- n-tuple
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noun,
a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- slip-up
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noun,
a mistake, blunder, or oversight:
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- lupines
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- upsilon
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- nipples
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- plutons
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noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- piteous
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- nipple
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- Pelops
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- lineup
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noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- splint
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noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- Lieut.
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- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- solute
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noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- supine
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- lupine
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- poults
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noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- splen-
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- penult
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noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- Supple
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adjective,
bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
- nip-up
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noun,
a calisthenic routine or gymnastic move of springing to one's feet from a supine position.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- lepto-
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- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Peipus
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noun,
a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- one-up
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adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- spinel
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noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- steno-
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- luteo-
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- louies
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noun,
looie.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- sippet
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noun,
a small bit; fragment.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- septi-
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- Louise
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noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- souple
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noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- lippen
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- pulpit
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noun,
a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted.
- loupes
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noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- pepino
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- peplos
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noun,
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- unstep
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verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- pleio-
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- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilous
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adjective,
pilose.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- unpile
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verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Tupelo
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noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- polit.
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- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- tousle
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noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- topple
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verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- pinups
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noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- peplus
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noun,
peplos.
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- ensoul
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- pipets
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noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- unstop
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verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- potpie
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noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- pepsin
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- pluton
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noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- upspin
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noun,
a sudden, upward, spiraling movement, trend, etc.:
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- tipple
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noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- poplin
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- pileup
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noun,
a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- pileus
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noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- sluit
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noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- plio-
-
- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Sino-
-
- snipe
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noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- slept
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- slipt
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noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- polis
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noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- pleo-
-
- Piute
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noun,
Paiute.
- Pluto
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- sito-
-
- Notus
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- plops
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noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- pleon
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noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pipet
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noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pulis
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noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- pules
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verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pilon
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noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pelts
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- popes
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pouts
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noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- 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.
- post-
-
- poult
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noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- potus
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- Pepin
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noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- pulps
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noun,
the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- pilus
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noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- pipes
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noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Sept.
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- pious
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adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- pions
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noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- seti-
-
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Seoul
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- outen
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verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- oste-
-
- Pinot
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pupin
-
noun,
Michael Idvorsky [id-vawr-skee] /ɪdˈvɔr ski/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. inventor, physicist, and author, born in Hungary.
- pupil
-
noun,
a person, usually young, who is learning under the close supervision of a teacher at school, a private tutor, or the like; student.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- pinup
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- poet.
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- supp.
-
- ileo-
-
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- lipo-
-
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- 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.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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).
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- Supt.
-
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- step-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tious
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- telo-
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- 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.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- teno-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- 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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- ento-
-
- 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.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- neut.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- 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.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- ulent
-
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Unit.
-
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USPO
-
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- pop-
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tues
-
- Pol.
-
- ulto
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- uni-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- top-
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sepn
-
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- spp.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Soni
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- 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.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- soln
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Ste.
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tion
-
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- pot.
-
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ten.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- PPLO
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- pts.
-
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- pulp
-
noun,
the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- tel-
-
- 1080
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- iso-
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- itol
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ious
-
- neo-
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- opp.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- ile-
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ole-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lin.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lip-
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- eous
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- out-
-
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Ens.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- enl.
-
- Pen.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- est.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- eso-
-
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- up-
-
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- uti
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UPI
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- EIS
-
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- lep
-
- en-
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- eu-
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TPI
-
- ESL
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ine
-
- in.
-
- UIT
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- ESU
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ult
-
- TPN
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- TSP
-
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- io-
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- Lt.
-
- ise
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ITU
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ist
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- uns
-
- Isl
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- IOT
-
- Ep.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- unp
-
- IPS
-
- UNO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- EPS
-
- Une
-
- IPO
-
- EPT
-
- IOU
-
- tlo
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- OTS
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- OSP
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ose
-
- 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.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OIt
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- pp.
-
- SLE
-
- 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:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- 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.
- pl.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Ps.
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- PPE
-
- PPI
-
- ppl
-
- PPS
-
- PPT
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTP
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- op.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LPN
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ne-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- spt
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- STI
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- STL
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- STP
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOP
-
- Npt
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NSU
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NUL
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SNU
-
- SLP
-
- SU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- t.
-
- TP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- ol
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- EI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- O.
-
- TL
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TN
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- U.
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- NL
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- le
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NP
-
- PU
-
- NI
-
- L1
-