Anagrams of trampoline
Word trampoline has
1393 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of trampoline.
- reimplant
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- protamine
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noun,
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- patrolmen
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noun,
a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- temporal
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noun,
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- Interpol
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noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- triplane
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- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- ptomaine
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- 11-point
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- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- platino-
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- mineral.
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- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- 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.
- prolamin
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- antero-
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- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- prelim.
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- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- petrol.
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- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- 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.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- nemato-
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- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- marplot
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- 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.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- 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).
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- melano-
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- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- 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.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- 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.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- 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.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lepto-
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- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- loment
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- 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.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- penta-
-
- nitro-
-
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- nemat-
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- petro-
-
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- pimola
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noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- 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).
- 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.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- 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.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panto-
-
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- patri-
-
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- metal.
-
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- melan-
-
- polit.
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
-
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pleio-
-
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- planet
-
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.
- plani-
-
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- plano-
-
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- metro-
-
- ptero-
-
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- imper.
-
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- 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.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- anemo-
-
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- iatro-
-
- amino-
-
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- intro.
-
- aeron.
-
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- trompe
-
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.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- intra-
-
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- inter.
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Mont.
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- areo-
-
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- molar
-
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.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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).
- ante-
-
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- anti-
-
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Melia
-
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- meno-
-
- tonia
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- plio-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- pleo-
-
- ation
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plat.
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- meta-
-
- Armen
-
- Metol
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- metr-
-
- 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.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- atmo-
-
- 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.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poet.
-
- Arnel
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- 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.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- 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.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pari-
-
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- pant-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- part.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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).
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- 30-30
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- pale-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- 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).
- omni-
-
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- peta-
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- natl.
-
- petri
-
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- 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.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- amin-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- alti-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- alto-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- pert.
-
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amer.
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- mero-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- ento-
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- prom.
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- 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.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pron.
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- pret.
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Priam
-
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.
- prim.
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- intr.
-
- prem.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- rept.
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Prot.
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- temp.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- telo-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- ileo-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- term.
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Port.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Ital.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- matr-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- male-
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- teno-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- 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.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- tera-
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- prae-
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- reni-
-
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- 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.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- tRNA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Pal.
-
- tron
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- pat.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tri-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- pam.
-
- 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.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Pen.
-
- ten.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- pre-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- prin
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- pot.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- tion
-
- Pol.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- pnea
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Pet.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- PERL
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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)
- per.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tel-
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- top-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- 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.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rpt.
-
- 1080
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ment
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- men-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- MEPA
-
- met.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- epit
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- epi-
-
- mil.
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- 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.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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).
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- MILR
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- enl.
-
- min.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- Emp.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lea.
-
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- 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.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- 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.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- inae
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Imp.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- ile-
-
- 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.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lip-
-
- int.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MOpt
-
- Nor.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- NTIA
-
- amp.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- apo-
-
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- 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:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ont.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- alt.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- itol
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- 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.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- atm.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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:
- Arm.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- ator
-
- art.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- TIA
-
- eir
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EOM
-
- ROP
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- IPO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- IPM
-
- ALM
-
- eo-
-
- ATP
-
- IPA
-
- 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.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- IRL
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RNA
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- ROA
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- Am.
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- ap-
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- al.
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- ALP
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noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
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- Ar.
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- Tro
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- ae.
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- Tim
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noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EAM
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- ROI
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- ite
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- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ITA
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- ear
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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.
- RPM
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- ean
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- IRO
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tin
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ior
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- AME
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- EPA
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
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- Ia.
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- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
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- Tom
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noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ILP
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- EPT
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- io-
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
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- aor
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- APE
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noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
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- ETO
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- ERP
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- tea
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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.
- ton
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noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ILO
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- ARP
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noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TMO
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- toe
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noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EMR
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- RPO
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- tra
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- La.
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- IOT
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- rt.
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- rte
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- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ERT
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tr.
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- Tpr
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TPN
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- TPM
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- TAL
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- TPI
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- ine
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EMT
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- en-
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- in.
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- TAM
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noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- at.
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- ier
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- trp
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- MTO
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- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- MRE
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- MRI
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- MRP
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- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- Mt.
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- MTI
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- mtn
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- MTP
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- pie
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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:
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
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- NEA
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- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- MRA
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- MPE
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- NIA
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- MOA
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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.
- MIP
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
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- ml.
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- MLA
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- MLR
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- MNA
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- MNE
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- Moe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MPA
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- PLA
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- pl.
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- MOI
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- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- MOP
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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.
- PIO
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- MOR
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- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- PLO
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
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- ONR
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- OPA
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPM
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- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- PTO
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- pt.
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- prn
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- Pr.
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- pm.
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- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
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- ote
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- OTA
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- ot-
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Om.
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- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Npt
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- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
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- NMR
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
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- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- NPR
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- nr.
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- Ola
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- NRA
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- op.
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- OAP
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- oar
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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
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEM
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- oil
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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
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- OIt
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- pli
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- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLR
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- RMA
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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.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- LMT
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PMT
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- REA
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- Re.
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- LON
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lot
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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.
- LIM
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- 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.
- LPN
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- ret
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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.
- Lt.
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- lep
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- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- lpm
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- MAP
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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:
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- POR
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- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- Mao
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- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-1
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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.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
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- mi.
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- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Mat
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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.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Mo.
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- Me.
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- ltr
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- LTA
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- POA
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PRA
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- MIE
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- L2
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- L.
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- A.
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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.
- ol
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AI
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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.
- MN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RO
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- le
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- AO
-
- L1
-
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- TM
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- i.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NI
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- NP
-
- TL
-
- M.
-
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
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- RI
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- RN
-
- TP
-
- LM
-
- IP
-
- LR
-
- OA
-
- RP
-
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- ln
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- NL
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- t.
-
- T1
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MP
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- NM
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.