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Word transalpine has
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- Palestrina
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noun,
Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- plantains
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- parietals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- psalteria
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noun,
the omasum.
- palatines
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- internals
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- alanines
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noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- plantain
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- planters
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noun,
a person who plants.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- Pleasant
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adjective,
pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
- annalist
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noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- retinals
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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.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- intrans.
-
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- panniers
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- splinter
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- triplane
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- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- 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.
- arpents
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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.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- spanner
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noun,
a person or thing that spans.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- spinner
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noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- ensnarl
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verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Spartan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- intens.
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- patines
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noun,
patina.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- peasant
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noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- 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.
- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- partans
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noun,
a crab.
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- pinners
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- 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.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- 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.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- lanners
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noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- lantern
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noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- Plantin
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noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- plantar
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adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- planner
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noun,
a person who plans.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- tarpans
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- tenpins
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- transp.
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- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- anapest
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- transl.
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- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- alpines
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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.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- anneals
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noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- alanine
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noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- patri-
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- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Alpena
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noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- plasia
-
- 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.
- pennis
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- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- inspan
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tenpin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- Patras
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noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- 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.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- instr.
-
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- penta-
-
- 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.
- inter.
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- intra-
-
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- latins
-
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.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- 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.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- paints
-
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.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- panels
-
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.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splen-
-
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Plains
-
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.
- 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.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- arsen-
-
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- elints
-
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.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- 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.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- plants
-
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.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- septi-
-
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- plani-
-
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- 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.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pari-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Parl.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- patr-
-
- treas
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- para-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- 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.
- pant-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- pert.
-
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- seti-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Sept.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- step-
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- terns
-
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.
- Pres.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tears
-
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- 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).
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rains
-
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).
- prae-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tera-
-
- 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.
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Tenn.
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- 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.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- rept.
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- reins
-
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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rents
-
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.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- IATSE
-
- Epis.
-
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Epist
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- anis-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nails
-
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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- 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.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Alas.
-
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- anal.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- astr.
-
- alti-
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Iran.
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Arnel
-
- anat.
-
- ASEAN
-
- 30-30
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ital.
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- insp.
-
- aeri-
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Alta.
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- repl
-
- 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.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ANPA
-
- Ire.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ann.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ins.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rep.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- int.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- rit.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- intl
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RNAS
-
- IATA
-
- rpt.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rel.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- 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.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Ste.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- art.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- ARIS
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ates
-
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sra.
-
- APSA
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 1080
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- IAEA
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- iana
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- ANSI
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- str.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ELAS
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- sepn
-
- Apr.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- epit
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- epi-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tel-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Aire
-
- 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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- pil-
-
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- PERL
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- aet.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- per.
-
- lip-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- AARP
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- tri-
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTIA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- par.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Pen.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- aer-
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ala.
-
- 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.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- pts.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- prs.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- prin
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Lani
-
- pre-
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Anas
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- ten.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- alt.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- lin.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lea.
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- pnea
-
- AAE
-
- SPR
-
- AIA
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- tr.
-
- AAP
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- STI
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- tra
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tpr
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- APS
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Aar
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- tlr
-
- TAL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Apl
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- AEA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- spt
-
- ae.
-
- TPI
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TIA
-
- STL
-
- TPN
-
- STP
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ARS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PRA
-
- PLR
-
- pli
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Isl
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- REA
-
- ISR
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- La.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Lt.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PLA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NPR
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- NNP
-
- Npt
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- LSI
-
- pl.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- ne-
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ltr
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IPA
-
- ist
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- en-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ESA
-
- SLP
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLR
-
- ATP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SLE
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SLA
-
- ea.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ERT
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- EPS
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- RSE
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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.
- SAE
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- rt.
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- SAA
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- ILP
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Sp.
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- ial
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- ier
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- RNA
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- Rs.
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- RTS
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- RSA
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- rte
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- ILS
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- ETS
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- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ESL
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- ESR
-
- in.
-
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- ETR
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- Ia.
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EI
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- IP
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- 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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- RP
-
- NL
-
- P.
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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.
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- t.
-
- SL
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TL
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- le
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- RN
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- ln
-
- LR
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- L2
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L.
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- TN
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- TP
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- L1
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- NP
-
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
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- S.
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