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Word well-appointed has
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- dew-point
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noun,
the temperature to which air must be cooled, at a given pressure and water-vapor content, for it to reach saturation; the temperature at which dew begins to form.
- diplotene
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noun,
a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.
- pollinate
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- papillote
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noun,
a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
- wide-open
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adjective,
opened to the full extent:
- well-done
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adjective,
performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.
- pilotweed
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noun,
the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
- appointee
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noun,
a person who is appointed.
- planetoid
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noun,
an asteroid.
- popliteal
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adjective,
of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.
- oil-plant
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noun,
any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- appointed
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adjective,
by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected):
- lineolate
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adjective,
marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- lie-down
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noun,
a nap.
- papillon
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noun,
one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
- wild-oat
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noun,
any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- pieplant
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noun,
the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- Appleton
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noun,
Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.
- Oedipean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- petaloid
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adjective,
having the form or appearance of a petal.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- depilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- 11-point
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- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- lepidote
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adjective,
covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
- deletion
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- popeline
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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.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- platino-
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- open-pit
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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.
- old-line
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adjective,
following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- palinode
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- oppilate
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verb (used with object),
to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- downpipe
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noun,
downspout.
- tie-down
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noun,
a device for tying something down.
- pileated
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adjective,
crested.
- oeillade
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noun,
an amorous glance; ogle.
- Danielle
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noun,
a female given name.
- dateline
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noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- lepido-
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- pinwale
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adjective,
(of a fabric, especially corduroy) having very thin wales.
- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- appoint
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- peptone
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noun,
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
- letdown
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noun,
a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.:
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- peptide
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noun,
a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- pentode
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noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- indwell
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verb (used with object),
to inhabit.
- Wendell
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noun,
a male given name.
- pointed
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- epidote
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- towline
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noun,
a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- lentoid
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noun,
a lentoid body.
- Walpole
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noun,
Horace, 4th Earl of Orford [awr-ferd] /ˈɔr fərd/ (Show IPA), (Horatio Walpole) 1717–97, English novelist and essayist (son of Sir Robert Walpole).
- applied
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adjective,
having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure):
- pintado
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- Adeline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- Lippold
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noun,
Richard, 1915–2002, U.S. sculptor.
- paillon
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- oppidan
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noun,
a townsman.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- end-all
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noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- tadpole
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noun,
the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads, especially after the development of the internal gills and before the appearance of the forelimbs and the resorption of the tail.
- taliped
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- notepad
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- deplane
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verb (used without object),
to disembark from an airplane.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- Wieland
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noun,
Wayland.
- Allende
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noun,
Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.
- Lowland
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noun,
land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
- diplont
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noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- Eadwine
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noun,
Edwin (def 1).
- allowed
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Idioms,
allow for, to make concession or provision for:
- adoptee
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noun,
a person who is adopted.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- wetland
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noun,
Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.
- painted
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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.
- 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.
- dopant
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noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Poland
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noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- podite
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noun,
an arthropod limb.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- do-all
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noun,
a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Tilden
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noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- dipole
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- tellin
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noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- pleio-
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- diploe
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noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- Pleiad
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- indole
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- etalon
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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.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- teleo-
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- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- Ponape
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Elodea
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noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- poplin
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noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- potpie
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noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- Powell
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noun,
Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- elated
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adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- polit.
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- Pollen
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- Edwina
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Edwin.
- pollee
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noun,
a person who is asked questions in a poll.
- polled
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noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- taille
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tallow
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noun,
the fatty tissue or suet of animals.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- tawpie
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noun,
a foolish or thoughtless young person.
- in-law
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noun,
a relative by marriage.
- leaden
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adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- peewit
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noun,
pewit.
- Patwin
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of the western Sacramento River valley in California.
- Pawnee
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noun,
a member of a confederacy of North American Plains Indians of Caddoan stock formerly located along the Platte River valley, Nebraska, and now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Lolita
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noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- pedant
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noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pedate
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adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- pedion
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noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- panto-
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- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- lippen
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- lipped
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noun,
either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- Pellan
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noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- Pellet
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noun,
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- peloid
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noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- paedo-
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- oillet
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noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- nipple
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- niello
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noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- pained
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Nellie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- paleo-
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- paleon
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- neaped
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adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- pallet
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noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- pallid
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adjective,
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
- Pandit
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noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- Lionel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- inwale
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noun,
(in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Pillow
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noun,
a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
- laptop
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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).
- lappet
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noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Ladino
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plani-
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- plano-
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- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plated
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- inwall
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verb (used with object),
to enclose with a wall.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Lawton
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noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- lepto-
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- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- penta-
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- pentad
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noun,
a period of five years.
- people
-
noun,
persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general:
- pepino
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Pepita
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noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Leonid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- L-dopa
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noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- Petain
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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.
- lentil
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noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- Leland
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noun,
a male given name.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- 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.
- diplo-
-
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- A-line
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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.
- append
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verb (used with object),
to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin:
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Dewali
-
noun,
Diwali.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- willed
-
noun,
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
- Willet
-
noun,
a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.
- dewlap
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noun,
a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal.
- dapple
-
noun,
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
- 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.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- weapon
-
noun,
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
- Wilton
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noun,
a carpet woven like Brussels carpet, on a Jacquard loom but having the loops cut to form a velvet pile.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- depone
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verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- topple
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- delate
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Delano
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noun,
a city in S California.
- alwite
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adjective,
white (def 11).
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allied
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noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- wellie
-
noun,
Usually, wellies. Wellington boot.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Aleppo
-
noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- denti-
-
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- Townie
-
noun,
a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- wedeln
-
noun,
a skiing technique first developed in Austria in the 1950s that consists of high-speed turns made in succession with both skis parallel while not noticeably setting the ski edges on a slope.
- adeno-
-
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tippee
-
noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- Walden
-
noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- walled
-
noun,
any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- Dillon
-
noun,
C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.
- tipple
-
noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- wallet
-
noun,
a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
- wonted
-
noun,
custom; habit; practice:
- Walton
-
noun,
Ernest Thomas Sinton [sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
- atween
-
preposition, adverb,
between.
- Dallin
-
noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- atweel
-
adverb,
surely.
- wintle
-
noun,
a rolling or staggering motion.
- wallop
-
noun,
a vigorous blow.
- windle
-
noun,
a measure of corn, wheat, or other commodities equal to approximately three bushels, but varying in different regions.
- Dieppe
-
noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anti-
-
- peta-
-
- ante-
-
- 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.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ation
-
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- Alwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- pene-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Waldo
-
noun,
Pierre or Peter, died c1217, French merchant and religious reformer, declared a heretic: founder of the Waldenses.
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- Weald
-
noun,
wooded or uncultivated country.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- 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.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- wedel
-
verb (used without object),
to engage in wedeln.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- dipl.
-
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pewit
-
noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- apptd
-
- 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.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- Weill
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1900–50, German composer, in the U.S. after 1935.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- 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.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- alti-
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- owlet
-
noun,
a young owl.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- aden-
-
- Newel
-
noun,
newel post.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- 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.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pale-
-
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- adown
-
adverb, preposition,
down1 .
- Wilno
-
noun,
Polish name of Vilnius.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- witan
-
noun,
the members of the national council or witenagemot.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- natl.
-
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- oidea
-
- oiled
-
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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Wotan
-
- 30-30
-
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- 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.
- Nowel
-
noun,
Noel (def 2).
- Woden
-
noun,
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Olwen
-
noun,
a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.
- woald
-
noun,
weld2 .
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- pedo-
-
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- 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.
- liwan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- pedi-
-
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- allo-
-
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- allow
-
Idioms,
allow for, to make concession or provision for:
- widen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Loewe
-
noun,
Frederick, 1904–88, U.S. composer, born in Austria.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Wilde
-
noun,
Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) [fing-guh l oh-fla-her-tee wilz,, oh-flair-tee] /ˈfɪŋ gəl oʊˈflæ hər ti ˈwɪlz,, oʊˈflɛər ti/ (Show IPA), ("Sebastian Melmoth") 1854–1900, Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, essayist, and critic.
- 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.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- pant-
-
- Willa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- pated
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Loewi
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- lowan
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- aldol
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- wield
-
verb (used with object),
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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.
- dent.
-
- endow
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- endo-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Elwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- 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.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- DePew
-
noun,
Chauncey Mitchell, 1834–1928, U.S. lawyer, legislator, and orator.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dept.
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Ewell
-
noun,
Richard Stoddert [stod-ert] /ˈstɒd ərt/ (Show IPA), 1817–72, Confederate lieutenant general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Twain
-
noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- Ewald
-
noun,
a male given name.
- towie
-
noun,
a form of contract bridge for three players in which the players bid for the dummy hand after six of its cards have been turned up.
- towel
-
noun,
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- tonia
-
- ento-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- teno-
-
- dowie
-
adjective,
dull; melancholy; dismal.
- dowel
-
noun,
Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- tele-
-
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tiled
-
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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- dewan
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- Edwin
-
noun,
Also, Eadwine. a.d. 585?–633, king of Northumbria 617–633.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- dwell
-
noun,
Machinery.
a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- dial.
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- dwelt
-
noun,
Machinery.
a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- Tweed
-
noun,
a coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors, either hand-spun and handwoven in Scotland or reproduced, often by machine, elsewhere.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Waite
-
noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- plio-
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- 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.
- ileo-
-
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- pleo-
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- ideo-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Indo-
-
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- twine
-
noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inlaw
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- ploid
-
- Iowan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Ital.
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- plan-
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- wadi
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- ole-
-
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- tion
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- Pan.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- wold
-
noun,
an elevated tract of open country.
- 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.
- Wal.
-
- wipe
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- ten.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- opia
-
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- woad
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- 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.
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Wall
-
noun,
any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- opp.
-
- wino
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- Wind
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Wald
-
noun,
George, 1906–97, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1967.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- 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.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- 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.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- Will
-
noun,
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- wand
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- top-
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Pen.
-
- twi-
-
- wide
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- plow
-
noun,
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Pol.
-
- Weld
-
noun,
a welded junction or joint.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- poda
-
- twee
-
adjective,
affectedly dainty or quaint:
- weep
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- 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.
- ween
-
verb (used with or without object),
to think; suppose.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- 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.
- Town
-
noun,
a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Weed
-
noun,
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- Pet.
-
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- pnea
-
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- wild
-
noun,
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- PPLO
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- pawn
-
noun,
the state of being deposited or held as security, especially with or by a pawnbroker:
- pawl
-
noun,
a pivoted bar adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel or the like so as to prevent movement or to impart motion.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ped.
-
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patd
-
- pat.
-
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- 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.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- pop-
-
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- plew
-
noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- pot.
-
- 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.
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- pede
-
- ppd.
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 1080
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Dawn
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- lewd
-
adjective,
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- 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.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lin.
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Danl
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- 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.
- dat.
-
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- idae
-
- Down
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- inae
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- IndE
-
- Ill.
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- itol
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- 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.
- int.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- intl
-
- 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.
- iod-
-
- dol.
-
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- dep.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- lawn
-
noun,
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- dia-
-
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ile-
-
- Dewi
-
noun,
Saint, David, Saint.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- ano-
-
- alt.
-
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ant.
-
- alow
-
adverb,
below decks.
- dpt.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- AWOL
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- appd
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- end-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ELLE
-
- not-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- AInd
-
- all-
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ald.
-
- nowt
-
noun,
an ox.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- appl
-
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- appt
-
- lwop
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- EDTA
-
- Ind.
-
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Ltd.
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- lown
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- NADP
-
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- epi-
-
- neo-
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- epit
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- 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.
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- EDT
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDP
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- EEO
-
- TAL
-
- DPP
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- DWI
-
- DPI
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- DPA
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ed.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ea.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ead
-
- ean
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ODT
-
- de-
-
- TIA
-
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- wid
-
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Apl
-
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- wee
-
adjective,
little; very small.
- at.
-
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- ATP
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- WPA
-
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- wop
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- ap-
-
- ad-
-
- al.
-
- ae.
-
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- WIP
-
- an.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- TID
-
- DIL
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- 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.
- DET
-
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- di.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlo
-
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- 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.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLO
-
- DNA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEA
-
- do.
-
- wd.
-
- DOA
-
- DPW
-
- dwt
-
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- twp
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ia.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NOP
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ll.
-
- LLD
-
- OPA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- lep
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- LDP
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- Ld.
-
- LDL
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- 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:
- PID
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- PDL
-
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- owl
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward-directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are diminishing owing to loss of habitat.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PWD
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- pp.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- NDE
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- LPN
-
- LTA
-
- LTL
-
- LWP
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- OWI
-
- NWT
-
- NAD
-
- Pa.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- id.
-
- EPT
-
- 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.
- ETO
-
- Ewe
-
noun,
a female sheep, especially when fully mature.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- io-
-
- Ep.
-
- OAP
-
- OIt
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ial
-
- Npt
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- EPA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ide
-
- PPI
-
- oid
-
- PWA
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- PTP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PPT
-
- ppl
-
- PPE
-
- EOE
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- 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.
- POW
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- POA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- 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.
- Ola
-
- IDP
-
- ite
-
- op.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- PLA
-
- pl.
-
- IPA
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- OED
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- La.
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Lt.
-
- PIO
-
- IPO
-
- ITA
-
- pd.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- pli
-
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- 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 = .
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
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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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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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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.
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- ol
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
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- IW
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- DN
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- EI
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- EW
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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- t.
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- TD
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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- L1
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
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- ND
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
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- L2
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- N.
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- WO
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noun,
woe.
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- WI
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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