Anagrams of temperamental
Word temperamental has
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- trammel-net
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noun,
a three-layered fishing net, the middle layer of which is fine-meshed, the others coarse-meshed, so that fish attempting to pass through the net will become entangled in one or more of the meshes.
- temperament
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noun,
the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
- terneplate
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noun,
steel plate coated with terne metal.
- plane-tree
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noun,
any tree of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds.
- manteltree
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noun,
a wooden or stone lintel over the opening of a fireplace.
- mantletree
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noun,
manteltree.
- pentameter
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noun,
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
- temperate
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adjective,
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.:
- apartment
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noun,
a room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in one building, designed for use as a dwelling.
- nameplate
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noun,
a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved:
- penetrate
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verb (used with object),
to pierce or pass into or through:
- Tamerlane
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noun,
(Timur Lenk) 1336?–1405, Tartar conqueror in southern and western Asia: ruler of Samarkand 1369–1405.
- letterman
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noun,
a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport.
- man-eater
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noun,
an animal, especially a tiger or lion, that eats or is said to eat human flesh.
- parlement
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noun,
parliament.
- alternate
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noun,
a person authorized to fill the position, exercise the duties, etc., of another who is temporarily absent; substitute.
- lettermen
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noun,
a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport.
- teammate
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noun,
a member of the same team.
- patentee
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noun,
a person, group, or company that has been granted a patent.
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- ameerate
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noun,
emirate.
- tea-tree
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noun,
a tall shrub or small tree, Leptospermum scoparium, of the myrtle family, native to New Zealand and Australia, having silky foliage when young, and bell-shaped, white flowers: often planted to prevent beach erosion.
- malapert
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noun,
a malapert person.
- anteater
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noun,
any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites.
Compare giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- petermen
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noun,
a safecracker.
- metamere
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noun,
a somite.
- mantelet
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noun,
a short mantle.
- maternal
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother:
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- Perelman
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noun,
S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- permeate
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verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- attemper
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verb (used with object),
to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.
- alterant
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noun,
something that produces alteration.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- armament
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noun,
the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
- maltreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse:
- pantalet
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noun,
Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
- template
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noun,
a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- palmette
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noun,
a conventionalized shape in the form of palmately spread leaves or sections, used as ornamentation.
Compare anthemion, lotus (def 5).
- parament
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- peltate
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adjective,
having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- Platter
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noun,
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- tam-tam
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noun,
a gong with indefinite pitch.
- palette
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noun,
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
- emanate
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verb (used with object),
to send forth; emit.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- ape-man
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noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- melaena
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noun,
melena.
- Trammel
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noun,
Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint:
- terpene
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noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- templet
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noun,
template.
- Partlet
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noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- tapeman
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- 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.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- palmate
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adjective,
shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
- mantlet
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noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- replete
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noun,
Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- preteen
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- rampant
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adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- Tempter
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noun,
a person or thing that tempts, especially to evil.
- martnet
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noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- meatmen
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noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- ammeter
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noun,
an instrument for measuring current in amperes.
- almemar
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noun,
bimah.
- maleate
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noun,
a salt or ester of maleic acid.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- martlet
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noun,
British Dialect. a house martin.
- metamer
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noun,
a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
- element
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noun,
a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- empanel
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verb (used with object),
impanel.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- emplane
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verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- plantar
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adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- meatman
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noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- manatee
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noun,
any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- prattle
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noun,
the act of prattling.
- petemen
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noun,
peterman.
- merman
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noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- pettle
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verb (used with object),
to fondle; pet.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Platte
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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.
- tetra-
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- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Emmett
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noun,
Daniel Decatur, 1815–1904, U.S. songwriter and minstrel-show performer and producer: composer of “Dixie.”.
- retene
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- empale
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verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- enter-
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- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Rattan
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- matter
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noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- eterne
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adjective,
eternal.
- melan-
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- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Melete
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noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- planar
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adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- Lenaea
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noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- entree
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- mermen
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noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- Matane
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noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- tenter
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- teener
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noun,
a teenager.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- napalm
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noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- peeler
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noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- nemat-
-
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- Nettle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- pattle
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noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- Namtar
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noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Teeter
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noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- Aleman
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noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- palmar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Altman
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noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Alette
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- malate
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- palate
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noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- Alpena
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noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- pelmet
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noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Pamela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- Tantra
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- terat-
-
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Tartan
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- metate
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noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Attlee
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noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- tapeta
-
noun,
Botany. a layer of cells often investing the archespore in a developing sporangium and absorbed as the spores mature.
- Temple
-
noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- metal.
-
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- penta-
-
- Peraea
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noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- terete
-
adjective,
slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
- mettle
-
noun,
courage and fortitude:
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Marat
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noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- prae-
-
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- para-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- plat.
-
- Nemea
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noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- pene-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natl.
-
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- Peene
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noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- 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.
- pert.
-
- Nepal
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noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- patr-
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- pale-
-
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- mneme
-
noun,
Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- pant-
-
- matr-
-
- Matt.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- plan-
-
- Memel
-
noun,
German name of Klaipeda.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- peta-
-
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- meta-
-
- part.
-
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- metr-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- MMetE
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Parl.
-
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tele-
-
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- elem.
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Alta.
-
- Emmen
-
noun,
a city in NE Netherlands.
- Emmer
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
- Emmet
-
noun,
an ant.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temp.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- rept.
-
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Arnel
-
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- ante-
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- anat.
-
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- anal.
-
- Amram
-
noun,
the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Amman
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- 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.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lemma
-
noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- term.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- tera-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- prem.
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- tempt
-
verb (used with object),
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- male-
-
- 30-30
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- tel-
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ter.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- rpt.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pnea
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pen.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- PERL
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Pet.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lam.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- enl.
-
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mama
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- mal-
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- par.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Emp.
-
- EMet
-
- Mar.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- amp.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Amal
-
- alt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- AARP
-
- AAEE
-
- tRNA
-
- amt.
-
- ANPA
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- attn
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- ant.
-
- att.
-
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arm.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Pal.
-
- mem.
-
- men-
-
- ment
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- pam.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mrem
-
- mRNA
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- MEPA
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Pan.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- an.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- at.
-
- NEA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ne-
-
- ATA
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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.
- trp
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ap-
-
- ATP
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ALM
-
- Pa.
-
- TNT
-
- pm.
-
- AME
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- AAM
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAP
-
- NPR
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Aar
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Apl
-
- 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.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NMR
-
- Ar.
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- 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:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TPN
-
- AAE
-
- TPM
-
- NAA
-
- rt.
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- lpm
-
- LMT
-
- PLA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- 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.
-
- LTA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- MEP
-
- ml.
-
- REA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LPN
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- MLA
-
- MAA
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- PLR
-
- PMT
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- PRA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- RMA
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MM.
-
- Me.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- ltr
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- Tpr
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- MLR
-
- tlr
-
- EPA
-
- 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.
- Ep.
-
- mtn
-
- ene
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- RPM
-
- MME
-
- en-
-
- rte
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- MTP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tr.
-
- TAL
-
- Mt.
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MMT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MPA
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- ETR
-
- MRE
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- MRP
-
- tra
-
- TL
-
- TN
-
- TP
-
- TM
-
- NP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LR
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- le
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- M.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RP
-
- RN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NM
-
- NL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- MN
-
- MP
-
- TT
-