Anagrams of will-o-the-wisp
Word will-o-the-wisp has
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- polities
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noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- isopleth
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noun,
a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- Shotwell
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noun,
James Thomson, 1874–1965, U.S. diplomat, historian, and educator.
- helistop
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noun,
a heliport.
- whitlows
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noun,
an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.
- hoplites
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- hillsite
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noun,
a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- pisolite
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noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- willets
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noun,
a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.
- illites
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- shilpit
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adjective,
(of a person) sickly; puny; feeble.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- lithol.
-
- willies
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noun,
nervousness or fright; jitters; creeps (usually preceded by the):
- whitlow
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noun,
an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, especially of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.
- Howells
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noun,
William Dean, 1837–1920, U.S. author, critic, and editor.
- tollies
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noun,
candle (def 1).
- Sitwell
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noun,
Dame Edith, 1887–1964, English poet and critic.
- hostile
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noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- philos.
-
- philol.
-
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- howlets
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noun,
an owl or owlet.
- 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.
- hollies
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noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca (American holly) the state tree of Delaware, or I. aquifolium (English holly) having glossy, spiny-toothed leaves, small, whitish flowers, and red berries.
- whities
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. whitey.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- withies
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noun,
a willow.
- hilltop
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noun,
the top or summit of a hill.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- whistle
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noun,
an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
- hoplite
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noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- Elohist
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noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- eoliths
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noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- histo-
-
- owlets
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noun,
a young owl.
- holies
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noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- owlish
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of an owl:
- Powell
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noun,
Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
- Ophite
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- septi-
-
- hillos
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interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Hoples
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noun,
a son of Ion.
- whelps
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noun,
the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- oillet
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noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Telloh
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noun,
a village in SE Iraq, between the lower Tigris and Euphrates: site of the ancient Sumerian city of Lagash.
- lepto-
-
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- isohel
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noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- theol.
-
- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- Lilith
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noun,
Semitic Mythology. a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.
- thills
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noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- thiols
-
- tholes
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noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- towels
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noun,
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- spilth
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noun,
spillage (def 1).
- listel
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- illite
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- litho.
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- lithos
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noun,
lithography.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Hillis
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noun,
Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- howlet
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noun,
an owl or owlet.
- hostel
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noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- Sophie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Shiite
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noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- Willie
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noun,
a male given name, form of William.
- Ethiop
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- philo-
-
- Helios
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- helio-
-
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Willet
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noun,
a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.
- pithos
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noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piloti
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noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- wholes
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noun,
the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number:
- pewits
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noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- pleio-
-
- eolith
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noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- hellos
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noun,
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
- 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.
- whsle.
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- withes
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noun,
a willow twig or osier.
- whiles
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noun,
a period or interval of time:
- whilst
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conjunction,
Chiefly British. while.
- Willis
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noun,
a male given name, form of William.
- Willow
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc.
Compare willow family.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
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- whites
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noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- Polish
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noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- helots
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noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- plews
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noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- pleo-
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- lithe
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adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- spilt
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noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Lith.
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- phots
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noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- plio-
-
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lisle
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- polls
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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.
- Pilos
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noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- stole
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noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- swept
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noun,
the act of sweeping, especially a moving, removing, clearing, etc., by or as if by the use of a broom:
- stowp
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noun,
stoup.
- Stowe
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noun,
Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- stope
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noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Leith
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noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- stipo
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- lipo-
-
- stipe
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- piths
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noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Still
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noun,
stillness or silence:
- stile
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noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- step-
-
- pilot
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- lilts
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noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lewis
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noun,
a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
- Lopes
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- spiel
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- shill
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- Siepi
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noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- shpt.
-
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Ollie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- shlep
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noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- polis
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noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- swipe
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noun,
a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- pewit
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noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- oste-
-
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- seti-
-
- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Sept.
-
- owlet
-
noun,
a young owl.
- post-
-
- pelts
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noun,
the act of pelting.
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- 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.
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- phot.
-
- plows
-
noun,
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poet.
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Lowes
-
noun,
John Livingston, 1867–1945, U.S. scholar, critic, and teacher.
- lowse
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adjective,
loose.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- phile
-
- Phil.
-
- lweis
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- sito-
-
- swill
-
noun,
liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- swith
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adverb,
Chiefly British Dialect. immediately; quickly.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- 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.
- whole
-
noun,
the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number:
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- hosp.
-
- whops
-
noun,
a forcible blow.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- whose
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- howel
-
noun,
a channel cut along the inside edge of a barrel stave to receive the barrelhead.
- Esth.
-
- Wiles
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- hist.
-
- Howes
-
noun,
a hole.
- Wills
-
noun,
Helen Newington [noo-ing-tuh n,, nyoo-] /ˈnu ɪŋ tən,, ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA), 1906–98, U.S. tennis player.
- howls
-
noun,
the cry of a dog, wolf, etc.
- Epist
-
- whits
-
noun,
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases):
- heli-
-
- Epis.
-
- Weill
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1900–50, German composer, in the U.S. after 1935.
- whets
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- hillo
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- welts
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Welsh
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere.
- Wells
-
noun,
Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
- whews
-
noun,
an utterance of “whew.”.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- 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.
- while
-
noun,
a period or interval of time:
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- whist
-
noun,
a card game, an early form of bridge, but without bidding.
- White
-
noun,
a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color.
Compare black (def 20).
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- hello
-
noun,
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- tolls
-
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.
- whelp
-
noun,
the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- theo-
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- thio-
-
- thews
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Theos
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Isth.
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- wites
-
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.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- with-
-
- telo-
-
- tells
-
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).
- withe
-
noun,
a willow twig or osier.
- 30-30
-
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Thill
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- ileo-
-
- wipes
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ilio-
-
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Wilts
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- wows
-
noun,
an extraordinary success:
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- wops
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- Will
-
noun,
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- whew
-
noun,
an utterance of “whew.”.
- pos.
-
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- pot.
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pows
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- plew
-
noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Wis.
-
- whop
-
noun,
a forcible blow.
- wish
-
noun,
an act or instance of wishing.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- wisp
-
noun,
a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
- WHSE
-
- 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.
- wist
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
- wipe
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- Whit
-
noun,
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases):
- Pol.
-
- 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.
- plow
-
noun,
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- whet
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- top-
-
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- spew
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- 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.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Ste.
-
- thew
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- Stew
-
noun,
a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
- the-
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Stow
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- 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).
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- thi-
-
- swot
-
noun,
a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
- slow
-
adverb,
in a slow manner; slowly:
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- pts.
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- wets
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- West
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- shew
-
verb (used with or without object),
show.
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- swop
-
verb (used with or without object),
swap.
- twi-
-
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- show
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- tows
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- slew
-
noun,
a large number or quantity:
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tel-
-
- 1080
-
- WWII
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Hos.
-
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- lows
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- lwop
-
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- hol-
-
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- itis
-
- iso-
-
- itol
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iwis
-
adverb,
certainly.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ile-
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lip-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- hows
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- howl
-
noun,
the cry of a dog, wolf, etc.
- Howe
-
noun,
a hole.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- hews
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- eso-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Eph.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- phew
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express disgust, exhaustion, surprise, impatience, relief, etc.):
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- pil-
-
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- esp.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- est.
-
- Eth.
-
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- ish
-
- io-
-
- Isl
-
- IOT
-
- IWW
-
noun,
an international industrial labor union, considered radical by many, that was organized in Chicago in 1905 and that disintegrated after 1920. Abbreviation: I.W.W., IWW.
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- WOW
-
noun,
an extraordinary success:
- WSW
-
- EIS
-
- WWI
-
- ise
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- IHP
-
- tlo
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- ht.
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- iph
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- eo-
-
- wop
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- il-
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IHS
-
- Hts
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- twp
-
- 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.
- th-
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- WHO
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- TSP
-
- HST
-
- Ep.
-
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- HOW
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- WIP
-
- TSI
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- tph
-
- TPI
-
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- ESL
-
- ist
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ps.
-
- OIt
-
- shp
-
- sht
-
- pt.
-
- 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.
- PTO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- op.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- LWP
-
- SLE
-
- sho
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- LST
-
- OWI
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- se-
-
- PSE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- POW
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- OTS
-
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- LTh
-
- LTL
-
- PhL
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Les
-
- STL
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- lep
-
- LSI
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- PHS
-
- PIO
-
- 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:
- STP
-
- Sw.
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- pl.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- STI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ite
-
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- SLP
-
- 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.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ll.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- spt
-
- St.
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- WW
-
- wt
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- WP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PH
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PW
-
- ol
-
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- i.
-
- TL
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LW
-
- IP
-
- O.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LH
-
- t.
-
- L.
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- T1
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- IW
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- TP
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- SL
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- WH
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- EW
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- h.
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- OW
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interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HL
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- w/
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- we
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- WO
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noun,
woe.
- WL
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- WI
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.