Anagrams of triple-expansion

Word triple-expansion has 3208 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of triple-expansion.

12 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

exponentials: adjective, of or relating to an exponent or exponents.

11 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

Oxenstierna: noun, Count Axel [ahk-suh l] /ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.
exponential: adjective, of or relating to an exponent or exponents.

10 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

pretension: noun, the laying of a claim to something.
Praxiteles: noun, flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
near-point: noun, the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
seal-point: noun, a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
stone-pine: noun, Also called umbrella pine, parasol pine. a tree, Pinus pinea, native to southern Europe, having branches forming an umbrellalike crown and bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
preexilian: adjective, being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
Apresoline
interlopes: verb (used without object), to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
nonpareils: noun, a person or thing having no equal.
alipterion: noun, (in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
inapposite: adjective, not apposite; not pertinent.
interlines: adjective, involving or indicating a transfer of passengers or freight from one carrier to another during travel or shipment:
inexertion: noun, lack of exertion; inaction.
arsenolite: noun, a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
septennial: adjective, occurring every seven years.
triennials: noun, a third anniversary.
perennials: noun, a perennial plant:
polarities: noun, Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
repletions: noun, the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
Leptospira: noun, any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
parisienne: noun, a girl or woman who is a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
expiration: noun, a coming to an end; termination; close:
rosaniline: noun, a red dye, C 20 H 20 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
rose-apple: noun, any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
expiations: noun, the act of expiating.
alpestrine: adjective, subalpine (def 2).
reptilians: noun, a reptile.
Pearlstein: noun, Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
peneplains: noun, an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.
proteinase: noun, any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
apoplexies: noun, stroke1 (def 6).

9 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

Petrolina: noun, a city in NE Brazil.
interline: adjective, involving or indicating a transfer of passengers or freight from one carrier to another during travel or shipment:
pistareen: noun, peseta (def 2).
entropies: noun, Thermodynamics. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy. (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
interlope: verb (used without object), to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
perennial: noun, a perennial plant:
internals: noun, Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
epistoler: noun, Also, epistolist. a writer of an epistle.
interpose: verb (used with object), to place between; cause to intervene:
notepaper: noun, writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
trainline: noun, a pipe or hose distributing compressed air through a train for operation of the brakes.
panoplies: noun, a wide-ranging and impressive array or display:
soleprint: noun, a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
pepsinate: verb (used with object), to treat, prepare, or mix with pepsin.
solitaire: noun, Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
oilpapers: noun, a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
Palestine: noun, Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
epitaxies: noun, epitaxis.
peneplain: noun, an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.
topiaries: noun, topiary work; the topiary art.
Esperanto: noun, an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
personnel: noun, a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
appointee: noun, a person who is appointed.
expiation: noun, the act of expiating.
piperonal: noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
expansion: noun, the act or process of expanding.
piperines: noun, a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.
expansile: adjective, capable of expanding; such as to expand.
extension: noun, an act or instance of extending, lengthening, stretching out, or enlarging the scope of something.
externals: noun, the outside; outer surface; exterior.
Orleanist: noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
aperients: noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
orientals: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
personate: adjective, Botany. (of a bilabiate corolla) masklike. having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
anxieties: noun, distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune:
insertion: noun, the act of inserting:
Pipestone: noun, a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.
oralities: noun, the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
spinneret: noun, an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.
pipelines: noun, a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
antipopes: noun, a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
oppilates: verb (used with object), to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
antipoles: noun, the opposite pole.
antinoise: adjective, designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
penalties: noun, a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
open-plan: noun, a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.
polianite: noun, a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
innersole: noun, insole.
sparteine: noun, a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
petronels: noun, a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.
isentrope: noun, a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
Israelite: noun, a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
Neo-Latin: noun, New Latin.
pieplants: noun, the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
pinstripe: noun, a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.
seriplane: noun, a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
nine-spot: noun, a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
pinpoints: noun, the point of a pin.
seriation: noun, the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
Nierstein: noun, a village in SW central Germany, SSE of Mainz: noted for its wines.
tanneries: noun, a place where tanning is carried on.
plein-air: adjective, pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
sepiolite: noun, meerschaum (def 1).
Neopilina: noun, any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
pensioner: noun, a person who receives or lives on a pension.
triplexes: noun, something triple.
serotinal: adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
repletion: noun, the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
pistoleer: noun, a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
penpoints: noun, the point or writing end of a pen, especially a small, tapering, metallic device having a split tip for drawing up ink and for writing; nib.
saprolite: noun, soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
aerolites: noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
reptilian: noun, a reptile.
pearlites: noun, Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
lineation: noun, an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
resilient: adjective, springing back; rebounding.
terpineol: noun, any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
lipopexia: noun, the storage of fat in the body.
atropines: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
Rosinante: noun, the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
triennial: noun, a third anniversary.
Nestorian: noun, one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
Peronista: noun, Peronist.
tailpipes: noun, an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine.
treenails: noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Plotinian: adjective, of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
realities: noun, the state or quality of being real.
lannerets: noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
nonpareil: noun, a person or thing having no equal.
peperonis: noun, pepperoni.
sexennial: adjective, of or for six years.
Nipponese: noun, Japanese.
relations: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:

8 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

tailpipe: noun, an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine.
polities: noun, a particular form or system of government:
enspirit: verb (used with object), inspirit.
telerans: noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
poperies: noun, the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
Pointers: noun, a person or thing that points.
pearlite: noun, Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
pantries: noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
popeline: noun, a fabric, resembling broadcloth, rep, or poplin and made with silk or rayon warp and wool filling, used in the manufacture of dress goods.
entresol: noun, a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
exertion: noun, vigorous action or effort:
planters: noun, a person who plants.
plaister: noun, verb (used with object), plaster.
expiries: noun, expiration of breath.
entrains: verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
atropine: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
pelorias: noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
expiates: verb (used with object), to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
entrails: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
peltries: noun, fur skins; pelts collectively.
ateliers: noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
Teresian: noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
pantiles: noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
Poitiers: noun, a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
plastron: noun, a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
Estonian: noun, a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
Elsinore: noun, Helsingør.
panelist: noun, a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
polentas: noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
panniers: noun, a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
espalier: noun, a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
plenties: noun, a full or abundant supply or amount:
parolees: noun, a person who is released from prison on parole.
epitaxis: noun, an oriented overgrowth of crystalline material upon the surface of another crystal of different chemical composition but similar structure.
enations: noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
polestar: noun, Polaris.
poetries: noun, the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
parities: noun, equality, as in amount, status, or character.
tailspin: noun, spin (def 23).
epispore: noun, the principal outer covering of a spore.
Pasolini: noun, Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
estoppel: noun, a bar or impediment preventing a party from asserting a fact or a claim inconsistent with a position that party previously took, either by conduct or words, especially where a representation has been relied or acted upon by others.
painters: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
platino-
elations: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
ripplets: noun, a small ripple.
enplanes: verb (used with object), to allow to board or put on board an airplane:
Paterson: noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
Einstein: noun, Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
eternals: noun, something that is eternal.
Taliesin: noun, flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
tea-rose: noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
patrixes: noun, a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
inertias: noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
explains: Verb phrases, explain away, to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation: to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation:
reenlist: verb (used with or without object), to enlist again.
senorita: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
Sentinel: noun, a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
lean-tos: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
laxities: noun, the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
relaxins: noun, a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
nineties: noun, a cardinal number, ten times nine.
serotine: noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
relation: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
niteries: noun, a nightclub.
repaints: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
lanneret: noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
nitinols: noun, a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
realties: noun, real property or real estate.
siloxane: noun, any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
nitriles: noun, any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
sinapine: noun, an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
ratlines: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
sirenian: noun, an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
nonaries: noun, a number in a nonary system.
Leinster: noun, a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
neonates: noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
sleep-in: noun, a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
resinate: noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
ripienos: noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
Lorestan: noun, Luristan.
litanies: noun, a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
Listeria: noun, any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
retinols: noun, vitamin A.
retinals: 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.
resonate: verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
resonant: noun, Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
linarite: noun, a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
Leninist: noun, an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
naperies: noun, table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
Reptilia: noun, the class comprising the reptiles.
saponite: noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
sapropel: noun, mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
leporine: adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
replants: verb (used with object), to plant again.
sea-lion: noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
lenition: noun, Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
lenities: noun, the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
isoprene: noun, a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
Sleipnir: noun, the eight-legged horse of Odin.
explants: noun, a piece of explanted tissue.
Oresteia: noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
open-pit: adjective, noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
inexpert: adjective, not expert; unskilled.
operants: noun, a person or thing that operates.
operates: verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
oppilate: verb (used with object), to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
prelates: noun, an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
preexist: verb (used with object), to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede:
spirelet: noun, a small spire, as on a turret.
Oriental: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
spalpeen: noun, a lad or boy.
pralines: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
external: noun, the outside; outer surface; exterior.
extensor: noun, a muscle that serves to extend or straighten a part of the body.
splinter: noun, a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
potlines: noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
exponent: noun, a person or thing that expounds, explains, or interprets:
spoliate: verb (used with or without object), to plunder, rob, or ruin.
explores: verb (used with object), to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery:
exploits: noun, a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act:
open-air: noun, the outdoors.
insolate: verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
slip-top: noun, the end of a slip stem on a spoon.
pronates: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
notaries: noun, notary public.
psoralen: noun, a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
protease: noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
propines: noun, a present; gift.
propense: adjective, having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
propenes: noun, propylene (def 2).
propanes: noun, a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
oilpaper: noun, a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
intrans.
insolent: noun, an insolent person.
prolines: noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
oleaster: noun, an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
intersex: noun, an individual having reproductive organs or external sexual characteristics of both male and female.
Interpol: noun, an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
internes: noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
internal: noun, Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
prolapse: noun, Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
pristine: adjective, having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
one-step: noun, a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
Teresina: noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
Politian: noun, (Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
pintanos: noun, sergeant major (def 3).
Peterson: noun, Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
airlines: noun, Aeronautics. a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points. the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system. Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
air-line: adjective, straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
anilines: noun, Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
petioles: noun, Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
pentosan: noun, any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
pentanes: noun, a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
petiolar: adjective, of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
toenails: noun, a nail of a toe.
periapts: noun, an amulet.
Piranesi: noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
tripolis: noun, Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
ailerons: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
pioneers: noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
pinnati-
tileries: noun, a factory or kiln for making tiles.
perlites: noun, a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
anserine: adjective, of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
aerolite: noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
triplane
pilaster: noun, a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
antelope: noun, any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
pintails: noun, a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
petrosal: adjective, petrous; hard or stony.
Alpinist: noun, a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
pisolite: noun, limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
tipplers: noun, a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
trenails: noun, treenail.
treenail: noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
petronel: noun, a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.
peptones: noun, any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
alienors: noun, a person who transfers property.
Tirolese: adjective, noun, Tyrolese.
peperoni: noun, pepperoni.
alienist: noun, (formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
triennia: noun, a period of three years.
Tirolean: noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
pieplant: noun, the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
pinpoint: noun, the point of a pin.
arenites: noun, psammite.
arsenite: noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
triolein: noun, olein (def 1).
pinitols: noun, a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
petaline: adjective, pertaining to or resembling a petal.
penpoint: noun, the point or writing end of a pen, especially a small, tapering, metallic device having a split tip for drawing up ink and for writing; nib.
peroneal: adjective, pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
antipole: noun, the opposite pole.
ternions: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Personae: noun, a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
antipope: noun, a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
tropines: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
Xantippe: noun, Xanthippe.
appoints: verb (used with object), to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
pipeline: noun, a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
perpents: noun, perpend1 .
personal: noun, a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
Appleton: noun, Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.
piperine: noun, a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.
Peronist: noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
pertains: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
apposite: adjective, suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:
pineries: noun, a place in which pineapples are grown.
aperient: noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
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pinaster: noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.

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propine: noun, a present; gift.
isoline: noun, isogram.
aperies: noun, apish behavior; mimicry.
Orleans: noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
prostie: noun, a prostitute.
praline: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
Ipiales: noun, a city in SW Colombia.
Israeli: noun, a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
traipse: noun, a tiring walk.
isolate: noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
pintles: noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
externs: noun, a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
alpines: 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.
petrels: noun, any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
propene: noun, propylene (def 2).
persona: noun, a person.
propels: verb (used with object), to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
Sixtine: adjective, Sistine.
trainee: noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
propane: noun, a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
protean: adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
Petrine: adjective, of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
treason: noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
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norites: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
slipper: noun, any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc. Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
nostril: noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
petrols: noun, British. gasoline.
orients: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
ironist: noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
ironies: noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
pterion: noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Oriente: noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
slip-on: noun, something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
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iolites: noun, cordierite.
snap-on: adjective, attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
snapper: noun, any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
Psalter: noun, the Biblical book of Psalms.
proxies: noun, the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
protein: noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
snippet: noun, a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:
Tonnies: noun, Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
intones: verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
introns: noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
pitiers: noun, a person who pities.
inspire: verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
topspin: noun, a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
prexies: noun, a president, especially of a college or university.
anoints: verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
insnare: verb (used with object), ensnare.
topsail: noun, a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
spaniel: noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
Opaline: adjective, of or like opal; opalescent.
spanner: noun, a person or thing that spans.
Preston: noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
toprail: noun, the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
presale: noun, a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
Spieler: noun, a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
openers: noun, a person or thing that opens.
in-line: adjective, (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
inliers: noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
toppers: noun, a person or thing that tops.
Anteros: noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
present: noun, the present time.
operant: noun, a person or thing that operates.
operate: verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
topline: adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
Spelter: noun, zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
inertia: noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
onliest: Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
Torenia: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
spirant: noun, fricative (def 2).
prelate: noun, an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
pertain: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
Pinxter: noun, Pinkster.
pronate: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
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proline: noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
oralist: noun, an advocate of oralism.
intines: noun, the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
spinner: noun, a person or thing that spins.
Antoine: noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
aniline: noun, Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
Antlers: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
petiole: noun, Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
annexes: noun, something annexed.
interns: noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
interne: noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
oleates: noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
anisole: noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
piolets: noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
Pioneer: noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
rapines: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
prolate: adjective, elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
intense: adjective, existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
prepose: verb (used with object), to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: .
intens.
opiates: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
sixteen: noun, a cardinal number, ten plus six.
Penates: plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
rappees: noun, a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
nappies: noun, liquor, especially ale.
linnets: noun, a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
saltier: noun, saltire.
saltine: noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
saltire: 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.
pinitol: noun, a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
lineate: adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
Linares: noun, a city in S Spain.
Pilsner: noun, a pale, light lager beer.
liernes: noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
Liatris: noun, any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
sapient: adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
saponin: noun, any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
liaison: noun, the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
nappers: noun, a textile worker who naps cloth.
reptile: noun, any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
Salpinx: noun, a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
Lepanto: noun, Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
repines: verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
replant: verb (used with object), to plant again.
Leonine: adjective, of or relating to the lion.
aileron: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
Leotine: noun, a female given name.
pinners: noun, a person or thing that pins.
replies: noun, an answer or response in words or writing.
reposit: verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
leprose: adjective, leprous.
reposal: noun, the act of reposing.
natrons: noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
leptons: noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
pinnate: adjective, resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
re-pose: verb (used with or without object), to pose again.
saltern: noun, a saltworks.
linters: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
neatens: verb (used with object), to make neat:
pinenes: noun, a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
ripples: noun, a small wave or undulation, as on water.
loiters: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
loppers: noun, a person or thing that lops.
riposte: noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
Loraine: noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
loaners: noun, a person or thing that loans.
ripieno: noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
Rosalie: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
pinesap: noun, either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
Rosanne: noun, a female given name.
pinions: noun, Machinery. a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
roseate: adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
Lorient: noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
rialtos: noun, an exchange or mart.
nailers: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
lippens: verb (used with object), to trust (a person).
tropine: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
Salieri: noun, Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
salient: noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
pinites: noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
Salerno: noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
respite: noun, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
lippers: noun, a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
retsina: noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
retails: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
retains: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Roxanne: noun, Slang. crack (def 33).
retinal: 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.
retinol: noun, vitamin A.
lisente: noun, plural of sente.
Tripoli: noun, Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
seaport: noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
sirloin: noun, the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
Piarist: noun, a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
relapse: noun, an act or instance of relapsing.
laptops: noun, a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid. Compare tablet (def 6).
nippers: noun, a person or thing that nips.
lappets: noun, a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
nipples: noun, a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
lappers: noun, a person or thing that laps liquid.
sextain: noun, a stanza of six lines.
alienor: noun, a person who transfers property.
sextern: noun, six gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
sextile: noun, Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
trienes: noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
Niteroi: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
lantern: noun, a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
lanners: noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
nitinol: noun, a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
pintail: noun, a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
ratline: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
trenail: noun, treenail.
rappels: noun, (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
rappini: noun, rapini.
Rappist: noun, Harmonist.
ratines: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
rations: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
realist: noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
pintano: noun, sergeant major (def 3).
Laertes: noun, the father of Odysseus.
trepans: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
nitrile: noun, any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
Persian: noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
laities: noun, the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
pianist: noun, a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
relates: verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
Serpent: noun, a snake.
repents: adjective, creeping.
Lenapes: noun, Delaware (defs 5, 6).
repaint: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
senator: noun, a member of a senate.
leister: noun, a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
airline: noun, Aeronautics. a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points. the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system. Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
neonate: noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
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triples: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
pinoles: noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
repeals: noun, the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
pileate: adjective, having a pileus.
Triplex: noun, something triple.
Neilson: noun, William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
repeats: noun, the act of repeating.
Lenotre: noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
reopens: verb (used with or without object), to open again.
rennets: noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
alexins: noun, complement (def 10).
Nilotes: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
piaster: noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
alerion: noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
relaxin: noun, a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
Pierian: adjective, of or relating to the Muses.
seriate: adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
relents: verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
latexes: noun, a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
lean-to: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
reliant: adjective, having or showing dependence:
latinos: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
latrine: noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
Nielsen: noun, Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
pieties: noun, reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
leaners: noun, a person or thing that leans.
tonners: noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
topples: verb (used with object), to cause to topple.
orpines: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
pointal: noun, pointel.
pantile: noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
pointes: noun, the tip of the toe.
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entries: noun, an act of entering; entrance.
entraps: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
pointer: noun, a person or thing that points.
entrain: verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
pepinos: noun, a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
entrail: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
entoils: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
pointel: noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
entires: noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
enteron: noun, the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
lenient: adjective, agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
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enteral: adjective, enteric.
entails: noun, the act of entailing.
tailors: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
ensnarl: verb (used with object), to entangle in or as in a snarl.
ensnare: verb (used with object), to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
tin-pan: adjective, harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
tinners: noun, a tinsmith.
enplane: verb (used with object), to allow to board or put on board an airplane:
Ploesti: noun, a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
enolate: noun, any metallic derivative of an enol.
arpents: 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.
panties: noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
epilate: verb (used with object), to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
Pistoia: noun, a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
stipple: noun, the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
step-on: adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
polenta: noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
poleaxe: noun, poleax.
stepper: noun, a person or animal that steps, especially a horse that lifts its front legs high at the knee.
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sterile: adjective, free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
sternal: adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
Polaris: noun, Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
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palters: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
areoles: noun, an areola.
pereion: noun, (in a crustacean) the thorax.
paniers: noun, pannier.
epinaos: noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
pannier: noun, a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
erasion: noun, the act of erasing.
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
pannose: adjective, having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
Epstein: noun, Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
Epsilon: noun, the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
epoxies: noun, Also called epoxy resin. any of a class of resins derived by polymerization from epoxides: used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, and castings.
stopper: noun, a person or thing that stops.
peptone: noun, any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
tipples: noun, intoxicating liquor.
stopple: noun, a stopper, especially for a bottle.
Epistle: noun, a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
tippler: noun, a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
parison: noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
parolee: noun, a person who is released from prison on parole.
arenose: adjective, sandy; gritty.
plaints: noun, a complaint.
asinine: adjective, foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
planter: noun, a person who plants.
planner: noun, a person who plans.
earnest: noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
Teleran: noun, a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
pennate: adjective, winged; feathered.
Pearson: noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
planers: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
Teniers: noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
tenners: noun, a 10-dollar bill.
Tenniel: noun, Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
axinite: noun, a mineral, complex calcium and aluminum borosilicate, usually occurring in thin brown crystals.
tenpins: 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.
plaster: 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.
aspirin: noun, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
tensile: adjective, of or relating to tension:
tension: noun, the act of stretching or straining.
pelites: noun, any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
atopies: noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
atonies: noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
peloria: noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
Pelotas: noun, a city in S Brazil.
pelters: noun, a person or thing that pelts.
ternion: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
atelier: noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
Peneios: noun, Modern Greek name of Salambria.
astrol.
Plantin: noun, Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
Eastern: adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
peonies: noun, any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
pentose: noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
enation: noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
paroles: noun, Penology. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. such release or its duration. an official document authorizing such a release.
plexors: noun, Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
arseno-
talions: noun, lex talionis.
talipes: noun, a clubfoot.
Elpenor: noun, (in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
parsnip: noun, a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
elixirs: noun, Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
parties: noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
partons: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
elision: noun, the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
pentane: noun, a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
tiepins: noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
pastern: noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
elepaio: noun, a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
Eleanor: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
pistole: noun, a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
elation: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
platies: noun, platyfish.
elaters: noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
elastin: noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
pension: noun, a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
platers: noun, a person or thing that plates.
patines: noun, patina.
tarpons: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
pensile: adjective, hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
step-in: noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
ripplet: noun, a small ripple.
etalons: noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
expiate: verb (used with object), to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
exports: verb (used with object), to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
periapt: noun, an amulet.
poteens: noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
toenail: noun, a nail of a toe.
aplites: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
Painter: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
estriol: noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
postern: noun, a back door or gate.
experts: noun, a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
estrone: noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
perplex: verb (used with object), to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally:
approx.
potline: noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
Pontian: noun, pope a.d. 230–235.
appoint: verb (used with object), to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
applies: verb (used with object), to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent:
stearo-
poplars: noun, any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
apostil: noun, a marginal annotation or note.
eternal: noun, something that is eternal.
apostle: noun, any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
oxtails: noun, the skinned tail of an ox or steer, used as an ingredient in soup, stew, etc.
explore: verb (used with object), to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery:
expires: verb (used with object), to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
etesian: adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
Estonia: noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
perlite: noun, a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
poplins: noun, a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
spoiler: noun, a person or thing that spoils.
explant: noun, a piece of explanted tissue.
expanse: noun, an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything:
arenite: noun, psammite.
Etonian: noun, a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
explain: Verb phrases, explain away, to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation: to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation:
espanol: noun, the Spanish language.
Stalino: noun, a former name of Donetsk.
Esparto: noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
apprise: verb (used with object), to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
stapler: noun, a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
etoiles: noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
exposal: noun, exposure.
stearin: 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.
exploit: noun, a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act:
exposit: verb (used with object), to expound, as a theory, cause, or the like.
pontils: noun, punty.
perpent: noun, perpend1 .
Pontine: adjective, of or relating to the pons.
persalt: 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.
Steiner: noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.

6 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

pinnas: noun, Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
patrol: noun, a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
natron: noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
pensil: noun, pencel.
repose: noun, the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
patri-
napper: noun, a textile worker who naps cloth.
nasion: noun, the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
preens: noun, a pin or brooch.
nappes: noun, Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
repots: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
patrix: noun, a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
nation: noun, a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
piloti: noun, a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
Pesaro: noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
patron: noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
pilose: adjective, covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
paleon
patois: noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
pastor: noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
osteal: adjective, osseous.
pleio-
repast: noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
pleats: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Pinole: noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
Repeal: noun, the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
please: Idioms, if you please, if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer. (used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
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.
Nelson: noun, a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
opiate: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
repeat: noun, the act of repeating.
postal: noun, Informal. postal card.
repels: verb (used with object), to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
repent: adjective, creeping.
platen: noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
poster: noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
penta-
opines: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
neaten: verb (used with object), to make neat:
repine: verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
patens: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
plates: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
peseta: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
paters: noun, British Informal. father.
patine: noun, patina.
pinner: noun, a person or thing that pins.
poteen: noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
plater: noun, a person or thing that plates.
patios: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
Paxton: noun, Sir Joseph, 1801–65, English horticulturist and architect.
praxes: noun, practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
pilots: noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Lorena: noun, a female given name.
pixels: noun, the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Pitris: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
retina: 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.
Pelion: noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
pineal: adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
pelite: noun, any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
pitier: noun, a person who pities.
pinite: noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
Rialto: noun, an exchange or mart.
pinene: noun, a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
lories: noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
Pinero: noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
Lorens: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Pelops: noun, Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
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.
person: noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
pities: noun, sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
lopers: noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
ripple: noun, a small wave or undulation, as on water.
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.
lopper: noun, a person or thing that lops.
pitons: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Lorain: noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
ripens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
praise: noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
potpie: noun, a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
lorans: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
pelter: noun, a person or thing that pelts.
pelota: noun, a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
retail: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Reston: noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
Napoli: noun, Italian name of Naples.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
pennis
Naoise: noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
orates: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
parton: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
plano-
resale: noun, the act of selling a second time.
Plante: noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
Pennie: noun, a female given name, form of Penelope.
praxis: noun, practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
Pilsen: noun, German name of Plzeň.
pipers: noun, a person who plays on a pipe.
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.
Napier: noun, neper.
Naples: noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
Nantes: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
reseat: verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
plaint: noun, a complaint.
resoil: verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
oriels: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Piston: noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
planer: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
orexis: noun, the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
resole: verb (used with object), to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
peasen: noun, a plural of pease.
prates: noun, act of prating.
nailer: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
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.
Orense: noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
plani-
resile: verb (used without object), to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
resent: verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
Ostler: noun, hostler.
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.
partis: noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
nonets: noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
pintle: noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
pantie: noun, panties.
rappee: noun, a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
oleins: noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
rapine: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
pipets: noun, verb (used with object), pipette.
points: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
pepsin: noun, an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
Pansil: noun, Pancha Sila.
polite: adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
nopals: noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
no-par: adjective, without par or face value:
polit.
polies: noun, Informal. polyester (def 2):
rappel: noun, (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
rappen: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
Noreen: noun, a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
Pripet: noun, a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
prints: noun, the state of being printed.
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.
nitro-
peplos: noun, a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
paeons: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Pinter: noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
prison: noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
panto-
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Pisano: noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
ratels: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
rastle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
pantos: noun, pantomime (def 2).
ranees: noun, the wife of a rajah.
raisin: noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
Pepita: noun, the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
Petrie: noun, Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
protei: noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
polers: noun, a person or thing that poles.
piolet: noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
paleo-
prosit: interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
prolix: adjective, extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
poleax: noun, a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
proles: noun, a member of the proletariat.
pinxit: verb, he or she painted (it): formerly used on paintings as part of the artist's signature.
oaters: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
pintos: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
Petrel: noun, any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
propel: verb (used with object), to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
Petras: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
palter: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
petro-
Petros: noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
pirate: noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
norias: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Peters: noun, penis.
ptisan: noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
pteron: noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
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.
ptero-
poiser: noun, a person or thing that poises.
pannes: noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
Panini: noun, flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
oleate: noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
panier: noun, pannier.
pipits: noun, any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
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.
pairle: noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
Perlis: noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
nitres: noun, niter.
Portia: noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
Rennes: noun, a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
rennet: noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
nestle: verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
pester: verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
Nestor: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
parpen: noun, perpend1 .
oxlips: noun, a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
Pietas: noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
pernio: noun, chilblain.
renins: noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
oxtail: noun, the skinned tail of an ox or steer, used as an ingredient in soup, stew, etc.
parols: noun, something stated or declared.
pinots: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
preset: noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
relies: verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
pinons: noun, Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
plexor: noun, Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
Nilote: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Renton: noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
parson: noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
portal: noun, a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
Oxalis: noun, any plant of the genus Oxalis, comprising the wood sorrels.
Nepali: noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
Nepean: noun, a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
reopen: verb (used with or without object), to open again.
Nereis: noun, clamworm.
Rennie: noun, John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
rentes: noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
Parsee: noun, an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
Nerine: noun, any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
oilers: noun, a person or thing that oils.
rental: noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
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.
nerols: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
pistol: noun, a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
poplin: noun, a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
Ponape: noun, an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
pepino: noun, a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
Parent: noun, a father or a mother.
pretax: adjective, adverb, prior to the payment of taxes:
parens: plural noun, parentheses:
pipals: noun, a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
reason: noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
ponies: noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
orpine: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
pontil: noun, punty.
Papist: noun, a Roman Catholic.
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.
pointe: noun, the tip of the toe.
Priest: noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
nitons: noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
online: adverb, with or through a computer, especially over a network.
Nippon: noun, a Japanese name of Japan.
nipple: noun, a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
pestle: noun, a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
opener: noun, a person or thing that opens.
parole: noun, Penology. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. such release or its duration. an official document authorizing such a release.
relent: verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
pliant: adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
parles: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
oxters: noun, the armpit.
Pieria: noun, a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
poplar: noun, any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
pistil: noun, the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
people: noun, persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general:
presto: noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
Peoria: noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
paries: noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
relate: verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
Pareto: noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
nipper: noun, a person or thing that nips.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.
Strain: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Lonnie: noun, a male given name, form of Alonso.
espial: noun, the act of spying.
Strine: noun, Australian English.
storax: noun, a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
stoper: noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
stoner: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
stolen: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stipel: noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
Ernest: noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
sterol: noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
Sterne: noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
Steppe: noun, an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
Esenin: noun, Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
steno-
esprit: noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
stripe: noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
estral: adjective, estrous.
Estrin: noun, estrone.
etalon: noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
etapes: noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
Etoile: noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
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.
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.
exalts: verb (used with object), to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
exerts: verb (used with object), to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
sproat: noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
exiles: noun, expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
sprite: noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
exines: noun, the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
eonian: adjective, aeonian.
Eolian: noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
sprent: adjective, sprinkled.
talers: noun, thaler.
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.
Elinor: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
tapers: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
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.
Tanner: noun, a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
elisor: noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
elites: noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
talons: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
elixir: noun, Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
Eloise: noun, a female given name.
elopes: verb (used without object), to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
talion: noun, lex talionis.
Talien: noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
enates: noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
entrap: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
Taipei: noun, a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
enisle: verb (used with object), to make an island of.
enlist: verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
tainos: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
enrapt: adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
enrols: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
ensile: verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
entail: noun, the act of entailing.
enter-
enters: Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
Tailor: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
entire: noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
entoil: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
sprint: noun, a short race at full speed.
loners: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
elates: adjective, elated.
instil: verb (used with object), instill.
Spener: noun, Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
inlier: noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
inline: noun, an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
innate: adjective, existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
Sparti: noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
insane: adjective, not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
insole: noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
inspan: verb (used with object), to yoke or harness.
instal: verb (used with object), install.
instar: noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
instep: noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
instr.
spinal: noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
sortie: noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
inter.
intern: noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
intine: noun, the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
sonnet: noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
intone: verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
intra-
intro.
intron: noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
intros: noun, an introduction.
iolite: noun, cordierite.
sonant: noun, a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
inanes: noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
Ilorin: noun, a town in W central Nigeria.
expels: verb (used with object), to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
extras: noun, something extra or additional:
expert: noun, a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
expire: verb (used with object), to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
export: verb (used with object), to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
spoilt: noun, Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
expose: noun, a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable:
splore: noun, a frolic; revel; carousal.
exsert: adjective, thrust out; exserted.
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.
extern: noun, a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
extine: noun, exine.
spline: noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
extols: verb (used with object), to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
extra-
extro-
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.
splen-
spleen: noun, a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
spital: noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
spiro-
iatro-
Spirit: noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
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.
spiral: noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
spinto: adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
Iletin
spinor: noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
ilexes: noun, holm oak.
spinet: noun, a small upright piano.
tapper: noun, a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
elater: noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
Solera: noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
toxins: noun, any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
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.
trapes: noun, a tiring walk.
Alston: noun, a male given name.
altern: adjective, alternate; following one another.
alters: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
transe: noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
trans.
Tralee: noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
trains: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
aneles: verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
anenst: preposition, anent (def 2).
trails: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
torsel: noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
aloins: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
torpex: noun, (sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
aniso-
Tories: noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
anoint: verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
anoles: noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
topple: verb (used with object), to cause to topple.
Topper: noun, a person or thing that tops.
antler: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
topers: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
Antons: noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
antres: noun, a cavern; cave.
topees: noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
aorist: noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
treens: noun, treenware.
trepan: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
tonnes: noun, metric ton.
triple: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
x-line: noun, mean line.
xenons: noun, a heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe; atomic weight: 131.30; atomic number: 54.
xenias: noun, the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
Aeolis: noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
tropes: noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
trones: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
aeron.
Aerope: noun, the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
tronas: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Trixie: noun, a female given name, form of Beatrix.
tripos: noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Aileen: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
aiolis: noun, a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
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.
Alison: noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
triose: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
triols: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
trinal: adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
Aleppo: noun, a city in NW Syria.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
alerts: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Aletes: noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
alexin: noun, complement (def 10).
ALEXIS: noun, a male or female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper.”.
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.
alines: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
triene: noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
tonsil: noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
apexes: noun, the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
elapse: noun, the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
tenpin: 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.
aslope: adverb, at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
tie-in: noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
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):
astern: adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
ternes: noun, terne metal.
astro-
astron
Teresa: noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
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.
atones: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
tensor: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
tenson: noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
tenons: noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
tiepin: noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
tennis: 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.
Tenner: noun, a 10-dollar bill.
tenias: noun, taenia.
telson: noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
teleo-
teaser: noun, a person or thing that teases.
easier: noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
teasel: noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
Easter: noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
Easton: noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
tarso-
tarpon: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
Elaine: noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
asleep: adverb, in or into a state of sleep:
Artois: noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
tonner: noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
tipper: noun, a person or thing that tips:
aplite: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
toners: noun, a person or thing that tones.
appels: noun, a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
appose: verb (used with object), to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
tolans: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
toiles: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
tisane: noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
areole: noun, an areola.
aretes: noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
ariose: adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
tipple: noun, intoxicating liquor.
Arleen: noun, a female given name.
tilers: noun, a person who lays tiles.
tippee: noun, a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
Arlene: noun, a female given name.
tip-on: noun, tip1 (def 4).
tip-in: noun, tap-in.
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.
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
tinner: noun, a tinsmith.
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.
arsen-
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
arsino: adjective, containing the arsino group.
tineas: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
artels: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Ionian: noun, a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
sprain: noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
pineta: noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Sippar: noun, an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
Salter: noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
saltie: noun, an ocean-going sailor.
Linnet: noun, a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
sippet: noun, a small bit; fragment.
sipper: noun, a person who sips.
liners: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Lenore: noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
ixoras: noun, any of numerous tropical shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ixora, of the madder family, having glossy leaves and clusters of showy flowers in a variety of colors.
linear: adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
larees: noun, lari.
Santee: noun, a city in SW California.
santir: noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Larine: adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
sit-in: noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
laptop: noun, a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid. Compare tablet (def 6).
seiner: noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
saline: noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
lionet: noun, a young or small lion.
latens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
lateen: adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
selen-
Lennox: noun, a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
Salten: noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Lepton: noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
Lastex
Linton: noun, Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
serine: noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
Lenoir: noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
linter: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Istria: noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
lierne: noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
sexpot: noun, a sexually attractive person.
Serena: noun, a female given name.
Sexton: noun, an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead.
silent: noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
sapro-
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.
Lester: noun, a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
sateen: noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
lesion: noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
Lanier: noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
leones: noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
Sarnen: noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
lepers: noun, a person who has leprosy.
lanner: noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
Sarton: noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
lanose: adjective, lanate.
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)
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
lapins: noun, a rabbit.
lappet: noun, a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
Searle: noun, Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
ixtles: noun, istle.
sapele: noun, Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
lapper: noun, a person or thing that laps liquid.
seater: noun, a person or thing that seats.
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
sextan: noun, a sextan fever.
sinner: noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
Silone: noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
Lenten: adjective, of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
liaise: verb (used without object), to form a liaison.
sennit: noun, a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
sealer: noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
satori: noun, sudden enlightenment.
sapote: noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
sapper: noun, a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
Slater: noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
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.
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.
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.
septi-
leaner: noun, a person or thing that leans.
irones: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Rosina: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Sloane: noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
septal: adjective, of or relating to a septum.
sloper: noun, a person or thing that slopes.
serein: noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
Solent: noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
Senior: noun, a person who is older than another.
seniti: noun, a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
litres: noun, liter.
isatin: noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
loaner: noun, a person or thing that loans.
Ronnie: noun, a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
learns: verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Sennar: noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
Loiret: noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
learnt: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
soaper: noun, soap opera.
soiree: noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
loiter: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
sennet: noun, any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
Senora: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
solate: verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
senile: noun, a senile person.
lepto-
pinion: noun, Machinery. a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
Rosita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
sailor: noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
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.
Lipton: noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
Li-sao: noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
Lenape: noun, Delaware (defs 5, 6).
lipper: noun, a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
lippen: verb (used with object), to trust (a person).
serape: noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
Leipoa: noun, mallee fowl.
Senate: noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
Latino: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
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.
listen: Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:

5 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

teens: noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
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.
telos: noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
repos: noun, a repurchase agreement.
tera-
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
telo-
telia: noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
TELEX: noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
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.
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Tinia: noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
Pitri: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
teels: noun, til.
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.
teles: noun, television.
Teena: noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
tele-
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
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.
piton: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
tenon: noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
PIXEL: noun, the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
repel: verb (used with object), to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
pixes: noun, pyx.
tense: noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
pixie: noun, a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
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.
Seler: noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
terse: adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
Tesla: noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
SEATO: noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
teno-
Saxon: noun, a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
terne: noun, terne metal.
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
plait: noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
plan-
Seine: noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
plane: noun, a flat or level surface.
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.
Tenn.
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.
Senna: noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
tenia: noun, taenia.
Texas: noun, a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
toise: noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
piste: noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Pinot: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
riots: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
tries: noun, plural of try.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Rieti: noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
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.
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
rexes: noun, king.
rosin: noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
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.
rotas: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rotes: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
rotls: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
treen: noun, treenware.
treas
Saint: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
resp.
salep: noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
triol: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
trios: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Pinto: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
trop-
roans: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
xero-
Xeres: noun, former name of Jerez.
roast: noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
xenon: noun, a heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe; atomic weight: 131.30; atomic number: 54.
xeno-
roils: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Xenia: noun, the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
Ronan: noun, a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
trope: noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Pinna: noun, Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
Pinon: noun, Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
trone: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
ronin: noun, a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
Ronne: noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
Trona: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trois: noun, the number 3.
ropes: noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
roset: noun, resin; rosin.
ripen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
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.
Rosie: noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trail: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tipis: noun, tepee.
toile: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
toles: noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
tolas: noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
Sapir: noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
pipes: noun, a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
Tolar: noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
tolan: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
toils: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
pipet: noun, verb (used with object), pipette.
sapor: noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
pipit: noun, any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
TIROS: noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
rept.
Tirol: noun, Tyrol.
tirls: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
pirns: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
repps: noun, rep1 .
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
repot: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
Saree: noun, sari.
Sarto: noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
tonal: adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
Saone: noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
toxin: noun, any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
pipal: noun, a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
torsi: noun, a plural of torso.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
torse: noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
salon: noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
Salop: noun, a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
torii: noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
TORES: noun, a torus.
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
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.
pions: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
reset: noun, an act or instance of setting again.
tones: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
topis: noun, topee.
topes: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
Piper: noun, a person who plays on a pipe.
toper: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
topee: noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
Salto: noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
sanit
tonne: noun, metric ton.
tonia
Santo: noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
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.
soler: noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
plast
Ranee: noun, the wife of a rajah.
prase: noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
spirt: noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
rants: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
prate: noun, act of prating.
SLAPP: noun, Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
ranis: noun, ranee.
Prato: noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
prats: noun, the buttocks.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
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.
preen: noun, a pin or brooch.
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.
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Sleep: noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
prees: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
sleet: noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
slept: noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
spine: noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
prep.
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
spina: noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
spilt: noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
praos: noun, proa.
spite: noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
preps: noun, preparatory school.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Port.
sprat: noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
Siple: noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
ports: noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
Posen: noun, German name of Poznań.
poser: noun, a person who poses.
sport: noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
posit: noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
spore: noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
post-
spor-
ratel: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
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.
rason: noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
siree: noun, sirree.
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
poxes: noun, a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
prae-
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.
sito-
sixte: noun, the sixth of eight defensive positions.
slain: noun, sley.
slant: noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
spile: noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
porns: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Sorel: noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
prox.
sneer: noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
proas: noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
Soter: noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
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.
snore: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snort: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Soane: noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
Prot.
Prole: noun, a member of the proletariat.
prost: interjection, prosit.
snarl: noun, the act of snarling.
Sonia: noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
pron.
prose: noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
prone: noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
pros.
props: noun, proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
solan: noun, a gannet.
prop.
SONAR: noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
solar: noun, Informal. solar energy.
Solti: noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
prise: noun, leverage.
prion: noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
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).
spean: verb (used with object), to wean.
Pres.
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.
spiel: noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
spent: verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
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.
Speer: noun, Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
speel: verb (used with or without object), to climb; ascend; mount.
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.
prest: noun, a loan.
slipe: noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
slipt: noun, an act or instance of slipping.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
spate: noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
Sloan: noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
spare: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
pret.
preta: noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
span-
Spain: noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
snail: noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
sotie: noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
print: noun, the state of being printed.
psora: noun, psoriasis.
Spree: noun, a lively frolic or outing.
pores: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
senor: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
renin: noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
Talos: noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
reni-
pleo-
Renan: noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
talon: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
pleon: noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
renal: adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
taler: noun, thaler.
tains: noun, a thin tin plate.
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).
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
plio-
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
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).
plops: noun, a plopping sound or fall.
sero-
relax: verb (used with object), to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
seti-
poet.
Point: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Seton: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Tanis: noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
taper: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
sexi-
taros: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
senti: noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
tease: noun, a person who teases or annoys.
tears
teals: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
taxon: noun, a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
taxis: noun, arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
plat.
Plate: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
taxes: noun, a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
tarps: noun, tarpaulin.
rente: noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
tarns: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
sepal: noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
sepia: noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
Sept.
septa: noun, plural of septum.
Plato: noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
tapis: noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
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.
pleat: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
taels: noun, liang.
strop: noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
Sinai: noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
steer: noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Steep: noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
reals: noun, real number.
Steen: noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
polis: noun, an ancient Greek city-state.
Steel: noun, any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
Silex: noun, flint; silica.
steal: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
pones: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
stane: noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
poles: noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
sinal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
stale: adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Sinan: noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stain: noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
popes: noun, (often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
ratos: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Srta.
Sino-
Sinon: noun, a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
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.
stela: noun, stele (defs 1–3).
Siepi: noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
strip: noun, a striptease.
stola: noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Strep: noun, streptococcus.
strap: noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
store: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
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.
stope: noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
reest: verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
Stone: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
poise: noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
stole: noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
stirp: noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
stele: noun, an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
stipo: noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
reels: noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
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.
polar: adjective, of or relating to the North or South Pole.
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.
reaps: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
ster.
step-
Poler: noun, a person or thing that poles.
plats: noun, a plot of ground.
Xtian
Pines: noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
noise: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Ernie: noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
ernes: noun, sea eagle.
nixes: noun, nothing.
Nixie: noun, a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
Nixon: noun, Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
noels: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
erase: verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Epist
noils: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Epis.
nona-
erose: adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
nonas: noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
eosin: noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
nones: noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
nonet: noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
ento-
nopal: noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
entia: noun, plural of ens.
Ensor: noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
enrol: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
enols: noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Enola: noun, a female given name.
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.
nitre: noun, niter.
Ennis: noun, a town in N Texas.
exeat: noun, permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
Nepal: noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
Neper: noun, the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
Nepos: noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
neral: noun, citral b. See under citral.
exons: noun, (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
nerol: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
exits: noun, a way or passage out:
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
exist: verb (used without object), to have actual being; be:
exine: noun, the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
Exile: noun, expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
exert: verb (used with object), to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
exalt: verb (used with object), to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
nitr-
Niles: noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
nines: noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Ninos: noun, boy; child.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
etnas: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
nipas: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
etape: noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
estop: verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
Ester: noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
Nisan: noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Nisei: noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
niton: noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
Norns: noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
Norse: noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
expel: verb (used with object), to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
orals: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
atrip: adjective, aweigh.
onset: noun, a beginning or start:
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
opens: noun, an open or clear space.
opera: noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
OPers
opine: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
ation
opsin: noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
astr.
Astor: noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
orale: noun, fanon (def 2).
Aston: noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
onlap: noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
orans: noun, orant.
orant: noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
orate: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
asper: noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
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.
orial
Oriel: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
orles: noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
ornes: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
axels: noun, a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
axile: adjective, in or of an axis.
enate: noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
elans: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Elton: noun, a male given name.
Elsie: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
elope: verb (used without object), to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
elite: noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Elise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Eliot: noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
elint: noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
notes: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Elena: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
elate: adjective, elated.
Eilat: noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
axils: noun, the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
eaten: noun, eats, Informal. food.
easel: noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Oates: noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Oesel: noun, German name of Saaremaa.
oiler: noun, a person or thing that oils.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Olean: noun, a city in SW New York.
olein: noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
axion: noun, a hypothetical particle having no charge, zero spin, and small mass: postulated in some forms of quantum chromodynamics.
olpes: noun, a form of the oinochoe.
neons: noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Neils: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
artel: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
lapis: noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
Linos: noun, linoleum.
Laris: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
lints: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lares: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Lipan: noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
lipo-
Lippe: noun, a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
laree: noun, lari.
Lippi: noun, Filippino [fil-uh-pee-noh;; Italian fee-leep-pee-naw] /ˌfɪl əˈpi noʊ;; Italian ˌfi lipˈpi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1457–1504, and his father, Fra Filippo [frah fi-lip-oh;; Italian frah fee-leep-paw] /frɑ fɪˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ fiˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) or Fra Lippo [frah lip-oh;; Italian frah leep-paw] /frɑ ˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ ˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) 1406?–69, Italian painters.
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:
lapps: noun, Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
lapin: noun, a rabbit.
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.
ixtle: noun, istle.
Ixora: noun, any of numerous tropical shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ixora, of the madder family, having glossy leaves and clusters of showy flowers in a variety of colors.
Ixion: noun, a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.
ixias: noun, any of various southern African plants of the genus Ixia, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and showy, ornamental flowers.
ition
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
litas: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
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.
lites: noun, light2 (def 36).
litre: noun, liter.
Ital.
istle: noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
linns: noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
liner: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Islip: noun, a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
leper: noun, a person who has leprosy.
Lenox: noun, a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
Pinel: noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
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.
lento: adverb, slowly.
leets: noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Leona: noun, a female given name.
Leone: noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
leers: noun, a lascivious or sly look.
Leoni: noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
least: noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lease: noun, a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
linen: noun, fabric woven from flax yarns.
Lerna: noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Leros: noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
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.
leant: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leans: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lexis: noun, the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
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.
latex: noun, a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
later: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
laten: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
loans: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
islet: noun, a very small island.
neeps: noun, a turnip.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
init.
inion: noun, a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
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.
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Nairn: noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
inept: adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
Inari: noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
nano-
inapt: adjective, not apt or fitting.
inane: noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
napes: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
nappe: noun, Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
Ilion: noun, Greek name of ancient Troy.
Inner: adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
naso-
ilio-
nates: noun, buttocks; rump.
natl.
ileo-
Naxos: noun, a Greek island in the S Aegean: the largest of the Cyclades group. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).
Ieper: noun, Ypres.
IATSE
extol: verb (used with object), to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
neaps: noun, neap tide.
nears
exptl
expos: noun, a world's fair or international exposition:
inlet: noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
insep
Loire: noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
lores: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Isere: noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
irone: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
loner: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Irina: noun, a female given name.
Irene: noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
Iran.
loper: noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
Lopes: noun, the act or the gait of loping.
LORAN: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Loren: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Lorin: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
Loris: noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
iotas: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Lorna: noun, a female given name.
Lorne: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Ionia: noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
loser: noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
intr.
lotas: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
intel: noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
loxes: noun, a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
inst.
insp.
insol
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
lenos: noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
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.
Pepin: noun, ("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
pale-
Pales: noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
pates: noun, the crown or top of the head.
Pater: noun, British Informal. father.
Paten: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
palis: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Palos: noun, a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
patio: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
pert.
palpi: noun, plural of palpus.
Perse: noun, (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
palps: noun, a palpus.
alone: Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
Pasto: noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
pepos: noun, the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
aport: adverb, on or toward the port side.
Alope: noun, a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
Aloin: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
Paeon: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
petal: noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
Peale: noun, Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
peta-
Apple: noun, the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
anole: noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
anion: noun, a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
pesto: noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
anis-
Appel: noun, a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
pairs: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Paine: noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
patr-
Paton: noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
Alost: noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
pains: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
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.
peons: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Apepi: noun, Apophis.
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.
appro: noun, (of a purchase) approval:
Paris: noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
anti-
part.
antes: noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
ante-
peres: noun, Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
pares: noun, (of a female) first among equals.
Anson: noun, a male given name.
pari-
parse: verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
alert: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
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.
Aline: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
anon.
annot
Parl.
alist: adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
Paros: noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
parle: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
paren: plural noun, parentheses:
antis: noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
pelts: noun, the act of pelting.
paper: noun, a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
panne: noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
pant-
annex: noun, something annexed.
pants: noun, trousers (def 1).
Paoli: noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
Peron: noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
paseo: noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
Papen: noun, Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
Perle: noun, a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
peri-
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.
A-one: adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
Alene: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
Anton: noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
Annie: noun, a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
parts: noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
peals: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
airts: noun, a direction.
Peter: noun, penis.
Alton: noun, a city in SW Illinois.
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.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Peers: noun, a person of the same legal status:
alto-
Pilar: adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
anele: verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
alti-
Pieta: noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
aeons: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
peeps: noun, a quick or furtive look or glance.
aioli: noun, a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
Arete: noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
anent: preposition, in regard to; about; concerning.
aeri-
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Arlen: noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
peens: noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
arose: verb, simple past tense of arise.
peles: noun, peel3 .
Alsop: noun, Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
penal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
pinas: noun, pineapple.
arson: noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
30-30
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
pilot: noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
pene-
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
penis: noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
Pilos: noun, Greek name of Navarino.
Arnel
osier: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Osler: noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
pilon: noun, something extra; lagniappe.
alter: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
oste-
Ostia: noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
aerie: noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
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.
parol: noun, something stated or declared.
Aesop: noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
apres: preposition, after; following (used in combination):
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.
April: noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
petr-
Petra: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
apron: noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
aero-
petri
petos: noun, wahoo3 .
Alsip: noun, a town in NE Illinois.
peart: adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Pease: noun, a pea.
Penna: noun, a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
anile: adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Pears: noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
peans: noun, paean.
Penn.
oxlip: noun, a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
oxter: noun, the armpit.
areo-
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
pians: noun, yaws.
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.
peels: noun, the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
anils: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Peano: noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
piano: noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.

4 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

Tree: noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
Ire.
tri-
int.
snip: noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
soln
sort: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Iris: noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
ions: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
sora: noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
ALIT: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
snot: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
SOAR: noun, an act or instance of soaring.
SOAP: noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
into: adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Soni
sore: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Also: adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
soil: noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
aloe: noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
sole: noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
Sol.
intl
sone: noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
Sola: noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Alps: noun, a high mountain.
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
slot: noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
last: noun, a person or thing that is last.
lats: noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
Sere: noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
tron
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
tRNA
aet.
late: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Lat.
trix
lea.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Aire
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
Lean: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
sex-
Leet: noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
Xosa: noun, Xhosa.
seep: noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
seer: noun, a person who sees; observer.
Xipe: noun, the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
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.
Leix: noun, Laoighis.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
sene: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
lees: noun, plural of lee2 .
LEAP: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Xian: noun, hsien.
leer: noun, a lascivious or sly look.
tsar: noun, czar.
aeon: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
aer-
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
sepn
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt: noun, a direction.
iron: noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
iso-
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
alee: adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
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.
slap: noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
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.
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
itis
Isle: noun, a small island.
Isin: noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
Alex: noun, a male given name, form of Alexander.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Isai: noun, Jesse.
slit: noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
sloe: noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slop: noun, a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
Alis
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
itol
sext: noun, the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
Lane: noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lapp: noun, Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
Trip: noun, a journey or voyage:
AISI
Laos: noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
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.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Laon: noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Lani
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
Ixia: noun, any of various southern African plants of the genus Ixia, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and showy, ornamental flowers.
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
silo: noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
lain: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
silt: noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
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.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
spae: verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
EXPO: noun, a world's fair or international exposition:
trap: noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
ease: noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
teal: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
Apps: noun, an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
appt
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.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
tola: noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
teel: noun, til.
Apr.
tax-
teen: noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
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.
Tees: noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
toil: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
tel-
tela: noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
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.
taxi: noun, a taxicab.
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
elix
app.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Seen: verb, past participle of see1 .
Taos: noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Tape: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
Eire: noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
appl
Elea: noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
tole: noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
ELAS
Taro: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
elan: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
tarp: noun, tarpaulin.
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.
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.
tale: noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
ates
ARIS
Aten: noun, Aton.
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.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
tipi: noun, tepee.
tion
Tex.
ter.
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
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.
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.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
art.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
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.
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
ten.
axes: noun, plural of axis1 .
apt.: plural, apartment.
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
axon: noun, Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
axle: noun, Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
Axis: noun, the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
apts: plural, apartment.
axil: noun, the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
TEPP: noun, a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
Axel: noun, a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
ator
atop: preposition, on the top of:
Aton: noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
tepe: noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Else: Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
enl.
alt.
Anne: noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
tils: noun, the sesame plant.
exp.
exor
torn: noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
SPOT: noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
spp.
ann.
Exon: noun, (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
exo-
expt
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
exit: noun, a way or passage out:
Sra.
exes: noun, the letter X, x.
Tore: noun, a torus.
exa-
Stan: noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
tors: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
exr.
Ste.
anes: adverb, once.
ins.
SPAR: noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
INRI
inns: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
spat: noun, a petty quarrel.
Spee: noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
alts: noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
inae
ext.
spin: noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Anil: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Ilia: noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
ilex: noun, holm oak.
tox.
ile-
Iasi: noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
spit: noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
ano-
apo-
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.
EPOS: noun, an epic.
epit
tope: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
top-
str.
epi-
eons: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
tael: noun, liang.
tail: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Erie: noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
apex: noun, the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
Apis: noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
Ens.
Enos: noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
tonn
Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
enol: noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
stop: noun, the act of stopping.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
TOPS: noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
Este: noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
est.
esp.
ESOP: noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
eso-
esne: noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Erse: noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
STOL: noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
ANSI
Eros: noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
ant.
Erne: noun, sea eagle.
topi: noun, topee.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
stoa: noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
tans: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Leno: noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
Seel: verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
Norn: noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Ptas: plural, peseta.
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
not-
nose: noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nos-
pts.
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).
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
PSAT
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nor.
Rani: noun, ranee.
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
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.
Rapp: noun, George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
none: noun, nones1 .
non-
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
rapt: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
psia
nots: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
noil: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Onas: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
opts: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
opp.
opia
opes: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
OPer
open: noun, an open or clear space.
Opal: noun, a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
Ont.
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prin
Olpe: noun, a form of the oinochoe.
prs.
pro-
proa: noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
Olin: noun, a male given name.
oles: noun, a cry of “olé.”.
ole-
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Oise: noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
oils: noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
OATS: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
oast: noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
NTIA
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
rasp: noun, an act of rasping.
pree: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
repl
Nero: noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Rep.
neon: noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
neo-
nene: noun, a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
Neil: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neep: noun, a turnip.
Neel: noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neap: noun, neap tide.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Neal: noun, a male given name.
repo: noun, a repurchase agreement.
NATS: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NATO: noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Nast: noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
repp: noun, rep1 .
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
nape: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Naos: noun, a temple.
nane: pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
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.
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.
noes: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Noel: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
real: noun, real number.
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Reel: noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
nisi: adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
Rees: noun, reeve3 .
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.
NIRA
nips: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Nexo: noun, Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
rel.
nipa: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Nino: noun, boy; child.
Nine: noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Nina: noun, girl; child.
Nils: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Nile: noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NEXT: Idioms, get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
oral: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
pre-
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.
Pent: noun, penthouse (def 4).
pere: noun, father.
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.
pirn: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
per.
Piro: noun, piroplasmosis.
Pisa: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
peps: noun, lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
pise: noun, rammed earth.
pepo: noun, the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
peon: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
pens: noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
pipi: noun, an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
pita: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
Pen.
pelt: noun, the act of pelting.
Pele: noun, peel3 .
pees: noun, the letter p.
Peer: noun, a person of the same legal status:
peep: noun, a quick or furtive look or glance.
peen: noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
Peel: noun, the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
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.
pear: noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
pips: noun, one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
PERL
peal: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
pian: noun, yaws.
PINE: noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
pina: noun, pineapple.
pili: noun, a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
pil-
Piet: noun, Scot. a magpie.
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
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.
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.
pias: noun, a female given name.
pial: adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
perp: noun, the perpetrator of a crime.
pets: noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
pinx
peto: noun, wahoo3 .
PETN: noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
pion: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
PetE: noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
Pet.
pipe: noun, a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
Pest: noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
peso: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
Pers
pean: noun, paean.
pats: noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
pos.
pone: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pons: noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
pop-
Pope: noun, (often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
pore: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
oxes: noun, the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
Pori: noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
porn: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
oxen: noun, a plural of ox.
Otis: noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
pose: noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
Pail: noun, bucket.
pot.
Osee: noun, Hosea.
osar: noun, plural of os3 .
orts: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
PPLO
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
orle: noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
prao: noun, proa.
prat: noun, the buttocks.
Orel: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
oras: noun, plural of os2 .
pols: noun, a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
Pain: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
pato: noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
pnxt
Pate: noun, the crown or top of the head.
pat.
plea: noun, an appeal or entreaty:
Past: noun, the time gone by:
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.
plex
pars: noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
plop: noun, a plopping sound or fall.
plot: noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
pnea
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
poil: noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
par.
paps: noun, soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
pane: noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Pol.
Pola: noun, Pula.
Pan.
pole: noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
palp: noun, a palpus.
Pali: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Pal.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
nope: adverb, no1 (def 1).
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
Liao: noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
lin.
Lore: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
rpt.
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
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.
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.
loin: noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
riot: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
Rina: noun, a female given name.
Lorn: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
1080
lex.
Leto: noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Leta: noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Riis: noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
RIIA
LEST: conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
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.
Lose: Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
lost: Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lina: noun, a female given name.
lops: noun, parts or a part lopped off.
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.
lint: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
roil: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
lone: adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
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.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
RNAS
role: noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
lipa: noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lip-
Lion: noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
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.
Lois: noun, a female given name.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Lins: noun, a city in E Brazil.
lits: noun, litas.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rit.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RIPS: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RONA
lino: noun, linoleum.
Linn: noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
Line: noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lope: noun, the act or the gait of loping.
Sat.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
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.
rope: noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
Loti: noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
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:
Saxe: noun, Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
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.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
lote: noun, lotus.
LISP: noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
Rota: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Leon: noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
rete: noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
ROTL: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Rosa: noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Sax.
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.
Sato: noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
ROSE: noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Lota: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
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.
Leos: noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
lit.
loan: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Roti: noun, roast.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
ROTS: noun, the process of rotting.
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.

3 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

ast
APS
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
ASR
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
PPI
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
PTO
Apl
RTS
rte
rt.
RSE
ton: noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
RSA
Rs.
pt.
OPS: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
Ps.
prn
opt: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Pr.
pp.
at.
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
Pa.
TES: noun, ti1 .
PPS
PPT
OSP
RPO
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
ase
ose
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
OTA
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
ppr
pox: noun, a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
PPA: noun, a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
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.
PPE
ot-
La.
ASP: noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
Aso: noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
tlr
tlo
ppl
apx
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.
TIA
PRA
POR
Lt.
ASN
ox-
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
OTS
ASI
ote
LAO: noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
PIO
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Tro
PIA: noun, a female given name.
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
se-
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
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:
PIP: noun, one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
Lee: noun, protective shelter:
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.
lep
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
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.
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
Len: noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
Les
ALP: noun, a high mountain.
Xt.
XOR: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
Xn.
xis: noun, the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
PIN: noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
ap-
al.
an.
LEO: noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Ar.
xat: noun, a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
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.
TSP
TSI
TSE
trp
ae.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
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.
SAR
So.
PLR
PAS: noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Sal: noun, salt1 .
pli
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
PLO
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Lir: noun, Ler.
POA
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
POE: noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
SAE
poi: noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
SRO
LAP: noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
aor
Sp.
PAP: noun, soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
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.
PAX: noun, Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
let: noun, British. a lease.
SAP: noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
PEP: noun, lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
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).
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
PIT: noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
LAX: adjective, not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
pix: noun, pyx.
pl.
pee: noun, the letter p.
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.
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
PLA
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
tra
tr.
Tpr
TPN
TPI
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
ATP
ite
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
STL
NNP
NNE
nix: noun, nothing.
rax: verb (used with object), to elongate; stretch.
STI
REA
IPO
ERP
ERS: noun, ervil.
ERT
ipr
ESA
ese
ESL
Ree: noun, reeve3 .
IPA
ESR
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
IOT
Ios: noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
ior
Nip: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
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.
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
SLP
SLR
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
IRO
IRL
See: noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
ope: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
TAE: preposition, to.
EOE
NOP
ERE: preposition, conjunction, before.
EOS: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
Ep.
EPA
STP
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
LOP: noun, parts or a part lopped off.
EPS
EPT
Ir.
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
IPS
ETO
ETR
ene
LTA
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
LSI
IAS
NEA
ne-
LST
ier
il-
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
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.
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Ia.
ltr
ILO
ILP
ILS
in.
ina: noun, a female given name.
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
Nap: noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
INN: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
ine
Nan: noun, naan.
ial
io-
ETS
SOP: noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
Ex.
ion: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Nil: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Sta
St.
NIA
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Lot: noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
Sr.
spt
NET: noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NES
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
REX: noun, king.
SPR
NEP: noun, New Economic Policy.
sot: noun, a drunkard.
LOX: noun, a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
LPN
sox: noun, a plural of sock1 .
SPA: noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
Nee: adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
LPS: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
ROA
RNA
TAL
NRA
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
EEL: noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
EEO
ISR
NSA
ist
eir
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
op.
SLA
nr.
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
EIS
Npt
ean
prp
PSA
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.
OSA
ise
OES: noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ea.
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Ola
OIt
SLE
OIr
ROP
oil: noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eo-
LOE: noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Isl
tee: noun, the letter T or t.
OAS
oar: noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
OAP
ONI
NPR
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.
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ITA
ax.
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Re.
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ONR
PTP
ROI
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
LON
TAP: noun, a light but audible blow:
OPA
ons
IRS
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
PTA: plural, peseta.
PST: interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
ISA
PSE
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Six: noun, a cardinal number, five plus one.
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
RPS
en-
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.

2 letter words you can make with triple-expansion

NP
XP
XO
xr
NI
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
IT: noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
XL
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
xi: noun, the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
A.: noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
EI
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
LO: adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
NA: adverb, no1 .
ln
TX
AI: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
AO
lx
N.
Xe
ee
L.
i.
T1
PO: noun, a chamber pot.
TP
PX: plural, post exchange.
RX
S.
R.
t.
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
NL
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SA
RI
RO
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RN
SN
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
LR
LP: plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
ol
RP
OA
OE: noun, oy2 .
TE: noun, ti1 .
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
O.
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
L1
IP
L2
P.: noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
le
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
TL
TN
SL

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