Anagrams of temporalize
Word temporalize has
1001 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of temporalize.
- meliorate
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verb (used with or without object),
ameliorate.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- temporize
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verb (used without object),
to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- moralize
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verb (used with object),
to explain in a moral sense, or draw a moral from.
- amortize
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verb (used with object),
Finance.
to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund.
to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- atomizer
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noun,
an apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray, as for medicinal or cosmetic application.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- polarize
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verb (used with object),
to cause polarization in.
- polemize
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verb (used without object),
polemicize.
- metalize
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verb (used with object),
to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- triazole
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noun,
any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- temporal
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noun,
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- Metrazol
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- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pelorize
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verb (used with object),
to affect with peloria.
- atomize
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to atoms.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- marplot
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- poetize
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verb (used with object),
to express poetically:
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- petrol.
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- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- 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.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- epazote
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noun,
Mexican tea.
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- prelim.
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- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- 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.
- epitome
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- pretzel
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noun,
a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- realize
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or understand clearly.
- trapeze
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noun,
an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- metrize
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verb (used with object),
to find a metric for (a topological space for which the metric topology is the given topology).
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- zeolite
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noun,
any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- Zealot
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noun,
a person who shows zeal.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- teazle
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- teazel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- mezail
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noun,
mesail.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- metro-
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- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- teleo-
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- empale
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verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- Mozart
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noun,
Wolfgang Amadeus [woo lf-gang am-uh-dey-uh s;; German vawlf-gahng ah-mah-dey-oo s] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ ˌæm əˈdeɪ əs;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1756–91, Austrian composer.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- mezair
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noun,
a movement in which the horse makes a series of short jumps forward while standing on its hind legs.
- Lozere
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noun,
a department in S France. 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km). Capital: Mende.
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- 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.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- imper.
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- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- paleo-
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- iatro-
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- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- piezo-
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- patzer
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noun,
a casual, amateurish chess player.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- pimola
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noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patri-
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- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- MAeroE
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- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- petro-
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- limpet
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noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- matri-
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- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- 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.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- ptero-
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- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- pleio-
-
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- 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.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- metal.
-
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Peretz
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noun,
I(saac) L(oeb) or Yitzchok Leibush [yits-khawk ley-boo sh] /ˈyɪts xɔk ˈleɪ bʊʃ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1915, Polish author: writer of plays, poems, and short stories in Yiddish.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- 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.
- Temple
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noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- polit.
-
- Moritz
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noun,
Maurice (def 1).
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- Merope
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- omelet
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noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- lipoma
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lepto-
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- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- petal
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noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- lipo-
-
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- molet
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noun,
mullet2 .
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- molar
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noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
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noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- peta-
-
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- proem
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prize
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noun,
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
- Prome
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noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- prom.
-
- Prole
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Prot.
-
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- matr-
-
- matzo
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noun,
unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover.
- plotz
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verb (used without object),
to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion.
- mazer
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noun,
a large metal drinking bowl or cup, formerly of wood.
- plio-
-
- plier
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noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- mirza
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noun,
a royal prince (placed after the name when used as a title).
- pleo-
-
- Meier
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noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Plato
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noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Melia
-
- plat.
-
- poet.
-
- plait
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noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Merle
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noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
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noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- meta-
-
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- meter
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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.
- Metol
-
- metr-
-
- pilot
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- prim.
-
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- Priam
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noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- loper
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lopez
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noun,
Nancy, born 1957, U.S. golfer.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- Lotze
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noun,
Rudolf Hermann [roo-dolf hur-muh n;; German roo-dawlf her-mahn] /ˈru dɒlf ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈru dɔlf ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1817–81, German philosopher.
- prem.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- petr-
-
- prae-
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Port.
-
- Mizar
-
noun,
a double star in the middle of the constellation Ursa Major.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Maize
-
noun,
(chiefly in British and technical usage) corn1 (def 1).
- male-
-
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- 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.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- petri
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- atmo-
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Parl.
-
- topaz
-
noun,
a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Ariz.
-
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- pari-
-
- azole
-
noun,
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- term.
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tezel
-
noun,
Johann, Tetzel, Johann.
- azote
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- part.
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- areo-
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- elem.
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orial
-
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- aero-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- ziram
-
noun,
a white crystalline powder, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 Zn, almost insoluble in water, soluble in acetone and chloroform: used as a fungicide and rubber accelerator.
- pale-
-
- zoril
-
noun,
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
- 30-30
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Amer.
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- 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.
- ileo-
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- Ital.
-
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- peri-
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- rept.
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- razee
-
noun,
a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.
- pert.
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- tele-
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- temp.
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Eliz.
-
- Etzel
-
noun,
Attila: represented in the Nibelungenlied as the second husband of Kriemhild after the death of Siegfried.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- patr-
-
- pat.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pal.
-
- PERL
-
- Pet.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pam.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- par.
-
- 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.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- pil-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- 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:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rpt.
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- tri-
-
- zori
-
noun,
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
- Zora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Zola
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1840–1902, French novelist.
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Zoar
-
noun,
the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 19:20–30.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- zero
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- tzar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prez
-
noun,
president.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pot.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Ritz
-
noun,
ostentatious or pretentious display.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- 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)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 1080
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Maze
-
noun,
a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
- MEPA
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- 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.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- mil.
-
- atm.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- MILR
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- met.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- ile-
-
- azo-
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Metz
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Moselle, in NE France: fortress; battles 1870, 1918, 1940, 1944.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mar.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- epit
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- epi-
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- Lozi
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Barotseland, in western Zambia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Emp.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- 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.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- art.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- ole-
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Lam.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- Ire.
-
- aer-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- aet.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- AIME
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- amp.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Apr.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- MOpt
-
- apo-
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- lea.
-
- mol.
-
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- amt.
-
- Imp.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Arm.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- IRL
-
- ROI
-
- ipr
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Ir.
-
- IPO
-
- ROA
-
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- ERP
-
- rte
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- IPM
-
- IOT
-
- ILP
-
- RPM
-
- io-
-
- RPO
-
- ial
-
- ier
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ILO
-
- TAL
-
- ior
-
- il-
-
- ETR
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rt.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ia.
-
- IPA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Ez.
-
- ROP
-
- TIA
-
- 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.
- trp
-
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- aor
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ALM
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tro
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Apl
-
- zo-
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- al.
-
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- zap
-
noun,
force, energy, or drive; zip.
- Ar.
-
- ZIP
-
noun,
a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
- ae.
-
- zee
-
noun,
the letter Z or z.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- TPI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOE
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- 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.
- 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.
- TMO
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- at.
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ATP
-
- az-
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlr
-
- EAM
-
- tlo
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ea.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- IRO
-
- ml.
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- 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:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIT
-
- MLA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MLR
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOR
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- PIO
-
- MPE
-
- pli
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- 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.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- PLR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- mi.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- MPA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Mao
-
- ot-
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPM
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OTA
-
- Om.
-
- ote
-
- oz.
-
- Pa.
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Ola
-
- MRA
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- op.
-
- OIt
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEM
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Paz
-
noun,
Octavio [ok-tey-vee-oh;; Spanish awk-tah-vyaw] /ɒkˈteɪ viˌoʊ;; Spanish ɔkˈtɑ vyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel prize 1990.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- 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:
- PLO
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- rat
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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.
- lez
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- La.
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- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- Lt.
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LIM
-
- 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.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- REA
-
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Liz
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- POR
-
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- PRA
-
- Mo.
-
- ITA
-
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- ite
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lpm
-
- LMT
-
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- 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.
- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ize
-
- AO
-
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ZI
-
- ol
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- 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.
- z.
-
- L2
-
- RO
-
- ZA
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noun,
pizza.
- L1
-
- Zl
-
- L.
-
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- IP
-
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- MP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- LZ
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- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TL
-
- LR
-
- TM
-
- LM
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RI
-
- i.
-
- TP
-
- O.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- Zr
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