Anagrams of trumpet-leaf
Word trumpet-leaf has
696 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of trumpet-leaf.
- permutate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something) to undergo permutation.
- Paulette
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Paul.
- palmette
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noun,
a conventionalized shape in the form of palmately spread leaves or sections, used as ornamentation.
Compare anthemion, lotus (def 5).
- attemper
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verb (used with object),
to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.
- template
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noun,
a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
- frame-up
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noun,
a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- aflutter
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adjective,
in a flutter.
- mule-fat
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noun,
a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- Partlet
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noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- martlet
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noun,
British Dialect. a house martin.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- Tempter
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noun,
a person or thing that tempts, especially to evil.
- plumate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as a hair or bristle that bears smaller hairs.
- flutter
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noun,
a fluttering movement:
- templet
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noun,
template.
- Platter
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noun,
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- emulate
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adjective,
Obsolete. emulous.
- peltate
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adjective,
having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- perfume
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noun,
a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.
- amputee
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noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- tearful
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adjective,
full of tears; weeping.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- epaulet
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noun,
an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers.
- permute
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verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- reflate
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verb (used with object),
to increase (money and credit) again.
- feature
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noun,
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic:
- tapetum
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noun,
Botany. a layer of cells often investing the archespore in a developing sporangium and absorbed as the spores mature.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- flatter
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noun,
a person or thing that makes something flat.
- prattle
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noun,
the act of prattling.
- trumpet
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noun,
Music.
any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
a trumpeter.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- palette
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noun,
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
- mettle
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noun,
courage and fortitude:
- eluate
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noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- refute
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- refuel
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verb (used with object),
to supply again with fuel:
- reflet
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noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- ultra-
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- letter
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Turtle
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noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- pettle
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verb (used with object),
to fondle; pet.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- metate
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noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- metal.
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- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- earful
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noun,
an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- parfum
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noun,
perfume.
- pelmet
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noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Muttra
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noun,
former name of Mathura.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- repute
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- fulmar
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noun,
any of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, especially Fulmarus glacialis, a gull-like Arctic species.
- falter
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- pleura
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- rumple
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noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- pleur-
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- Platte
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noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Telfer
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- mutate
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verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- mutter
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noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- uptear
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- tampur
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noun,
tambura.
- relume
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verb (used with object),
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- empale
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verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- lumper
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noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- trefle
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adjective,
botonée.
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- terat-
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- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- ferula
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noun,
Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
- armful
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noun,
as much as a person can hold or carry in an arm or both arms.
- purfle
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noun,
Also called purfling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- matter
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noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- tetra-
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- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- puttee
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noun,
a long strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee, worn especially formerly as part of a soldier's uniform.
- Meerut
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noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- amulet
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- ampule
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noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- Fermat
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noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- fluter
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noun,
a person who makes flutings.
- Attlee
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noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- fettle
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noun,
state; condition:
- afreet
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noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- Temple
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noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- fetter
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noun,
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Alette
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- artful
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adjective,
slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky:
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- ferule
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noun,
Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- female
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noun,
a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
- pattle
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noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- putter
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noun,
puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
- Ramee
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noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Fleur
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noun,
a female given name.
- fleam
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noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- pref.
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- puree
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- Flem.
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- frump
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noun,
a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
- flume
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noun,
a deep narrow defile containing a mountain stream or torrent.
- flump
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noun,
the act or sound of flumping.
- prem.
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- pret.
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- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pruta
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noun,
prutah.
- fleer
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noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- fumet
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noun,
a stock made by simmering fish, chicken, game, etc., in water, wine, or in both, often boiled down to concentrate the flavor and used as a flavoring.
- Fleet
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noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- Frame
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noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- flute
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noun,
a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- Utter
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adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Pratt
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noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- part.
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- male-
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- maple
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noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- patr-
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- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Marut
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noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- mater
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
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- Matt.
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- matte
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noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Pearl
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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.
- Parl.
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- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- Merle
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noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- pale-
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- meta-
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- meter
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noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- metr-
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- Murat
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noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- mural
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noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Peale
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noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- prae-
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- plur.
-
- Plume
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noun,
a feather.
- pleat
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Lamut
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noun,
Even.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- larum
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noun,
alarum.
- Plate
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plat.
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- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Perle
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noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- petr-
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- leapt
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- petal
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noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
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- lemur
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noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- leper
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- pert.
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- letup
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- flare
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- tramp
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- TREAT
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- ample
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adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- Amer.
-
- taler
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noun,
thaler.
- ameer
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noun,
emir.
- erupt
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- alum.
-
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- etape
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Rumpf
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noun,
kernel (def 7).
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- rumal
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noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- Euler
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noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- elute
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- term.
-
- Tempe
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noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- tele-
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- tempt
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verb (used with object),
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- tepal
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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.
- artel
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tera-
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- armet
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- taupe
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- Tatum
-
noun,
Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Apure
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noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- elem.
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- Teut.
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- trump
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noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- temp.
-
- retem
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noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- fault
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- Alfur
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of eastern Indonesia, especially of the Moluccas, whose features show both Malayan and Papuan characteristics.
- tutee
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- refl.
-
- fetal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- Reaum
-
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- femur
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noun,
Anatomy. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- repel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- rept.
-
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- 30-30
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- tepe
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noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- mult
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- urea
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uret
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Mura
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noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- ter.
-
- Paul
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Uele
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noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- tule
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- pam.
-
- par.
-
- tufa
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noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- tret
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noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- tuft
-
noun,
a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- Pal.
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- turf
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noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rpt.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- rel.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- ref.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- putt
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pelf
-
noun,
money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- tel-
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- perf
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- PERL
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- taur
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pet.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- 1080
-
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- lea.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Apr.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Frum
-
adjective,
Yiddish. religious; observant.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- FERA
-
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- amt.
-
- amp.
-
- flue
-
noun,
a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
- Feme
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- alt.
-
- Emp.
-
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- fem.
-
- EMet
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- flap
-
noun,
something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
- fume
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- fur.
-
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- fut.
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- atm.
-
- att.
-
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- art.
-
- Arm.
-
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- fuel
-
noun,
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Fla.
-
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- FLRA
-
- aur-
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- frt.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- 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.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- aer-
-
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- fam.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- 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.
- EFTA
-
- Eur.
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MEPA
-
- aet.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- aut-
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- afr-
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- mal-
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- 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.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- eu-
-
- ETR
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- TAL
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- EMF
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- efl
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ef-
-
- ult
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- AFM
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- AFL
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- AEF
-
- UAR
-
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- ae.
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- Ar.
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- UMT
-
- up-
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ur-
-
- al.
-
- Af.
-
- ure
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- AFP
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- tfr
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- 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.
- tlr
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Apl
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- AMU
-
- AME
-
- ALU
-
- trf
-
- trp
-
- ALM
-
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Mt.
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Me.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- lpm
-
- LMT
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- pf.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pl.
-
- 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.
- PLA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LaF
-
- plf
-
- PLR
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- Lt.
-
- PMT
-
- PRA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- MLA
-
- MTP
-
- MUF
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- MUP
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MPA
-
- MLR
-
- MLF
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ml.
-
- MFT
-
- MFR
-
- MFA
-
- Pa.
-
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- MEP
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- RMA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Fl.
-
- REA
-
- FET
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MRP
-
- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RFA
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- RFE
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RPM
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- rt.
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- rte
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- RTF
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- Re.
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- RAF
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- MTF
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- put
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noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- ft.
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- Frl
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- prf
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- PTT
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- Pul
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- FPM
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- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- flu
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noun,
influenza.
- fm.
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- M.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RF
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- L2
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- L1
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- ee
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- RP
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- t.
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- T1
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- FP
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LF
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- UL
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- TL
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L.
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- MP
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- le
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- TP
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- TM
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- LR
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TT
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- PU
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- FE
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- RU
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- U.
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LM
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
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- R.
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