Anagrams of Wolverhampton
Word Wolverhampton has
1681 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Wolverhampton.
- patrolwomen
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noun,
a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- protonema
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noun,
a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- patrolmen
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noun,
a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- Lermontov
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noun,
Mikhail Yurievich [myi-khuh-yeel yoo-ryi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.
- orthopnea
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noun,
difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- anthropo-
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- navelwort
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noun,
a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.
- Tarnopol
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noun,
Ternopol.
- poor-law
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noun,
a law or system of laws providing for the relief or support of the poor at public expense.
- honewort
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noun,
any plant of the genus Cryptotaenia, of the parsley family, especially C. canadensis, having clusters of small white flowers.
- hotelman
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noun,
hotelkeeper.
- tapeworm
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noun,
any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.
- Hometown
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noun,
the town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes.
- low-rate
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verb (used with object),
to place a low value on:
- methanol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- entomol.
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- metaphor
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noun,
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”.
Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- anteroom
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noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- plethora
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noun,
overabundance; excess:
- anthrop.
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- Wahpeton
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- temporal
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noun,
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- have-not
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noun,
Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- temporo-
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- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- Waterloo
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noun,
a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
- Montalvo
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noun,
Garci Ordóñez de [gahr-thee awr-th aw-nyeth th e] /gɑrˈθi ɔrˈðɔ nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) 15th-century Spanish writer.
- vamphorn
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noun,
a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services.
- Ternopol
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noun,
a city in W Ukraine: formerly in Poland.
- top-hole
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adjective,
first-rate.
- towerman
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noun,
Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
- porthole
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noun,
a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light.
Compare port4 (def 1).
- wormhole
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noun,
a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc.
- no-hoper
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noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- manpower
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noun,
power in terms of people available or required for work or military service:
- townhome
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noun,
town house (def 3).
- potholer
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noun,
an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- hapteron
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noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- two-name
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adjective,
(of commercial paper) having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- thermal
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noun,
Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
- morpho-
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- rathole
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noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- phorate
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noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- phonol.
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- phonate
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verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- one-two
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noun,
Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- at-home
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noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- lampoon
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noun,
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- thermo-
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- moorhen
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noun,
Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- moonlet
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noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- nemato-
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- tremolo
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noun,
a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
- phantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- haplont
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noun,
the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- harpoon
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- phaeton
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noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- Helmont
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noun,
Jan Baptista van [yahn bahp tis-tah-vahn] /yɑn bɑp ˈtɪs tɑ vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1579–1644, Flemish chemist and physician.
- nephro-
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- petrol.
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- montero
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noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Newport
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noun,
a seaport in Gwent, in SE Wales, near the Severn estuary.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- tropho-
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- morphol
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- ethnol.
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- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- hoopmen
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noun,
a basketball player.
- hoopman
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noun,
a basketball player.
- ethanol
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noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- hepato-
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- platoon
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noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- plowmen
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noun,
a man who plows.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Halpern
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noun,
Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
- plowman
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noun,
a man who plows.
- promote
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- towrope
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noun,
a rope or hawser used in towing boats.
- Hampton
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noun,
Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.
- photom.
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- phreno-
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- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- 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.
- toheroa
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noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- hemato-
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- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- entomo-
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- hormone
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- Hanover
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noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
- phrenol
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- pothole
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noun,
a deep hole; pit.
- Vermont
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noun,
a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier.
Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
- ventro-
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- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Marlowe
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noun,
Christopher, 1564–93, English dramatist and poet.
- whooper
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noun,
a person or thing that whoops.
- Woomera
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noun,
a notched stick used by Australian Aborigines to propel spears or darts.
- Wheaton
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noun,
a town in central Maryland.
- Malvern
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noun,
an urban area in W England, SW of Birmingham: mineral springs; incorporated into Malvern Hills 1974.
- apothem
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noun,
a perpendicular from the center of a regular polygon to one of its sides.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- aerotow
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noun,
the act of aerotowing.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- metaph.
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- Another
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pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- peloton
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noun,
an ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th century, usually having a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different color.
- overtop
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noun,
a top, sometimes sleeveless, designed to be worn over another garment, as a shirt or dress.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- woolmen
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noun,
a person who buys and sells wool; wool dealer.
- Antwerp
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noun,
a seaport in N Belgium, on the Scheldt.
- Panther
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noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- woolman
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noun,
a person who buys and sells wool; wool dealer.
- antero-
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- Romanov
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noun,
a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- overman
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noun,
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
- overlap
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noun,
an act or instance of overlapping.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- melano-
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- alphorn
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noun,
alpenhorn.
- Menorah
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- armhole
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noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- menthol
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noun,
Also called hexahydrothymol, peppermint camphor. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol, C 10 H 20 O, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, confections, cigarettes, and liqueurs and in medicine for colds and nasal disorders for its cooling effect on mucous membranes.
- whoopla
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noun,
hoopla.
- pathol.
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- Wharton
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noun,
Edith, 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- taphole
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noun,
a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
- marplot
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- manroot
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noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- althorn
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noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- removal
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noun,
the act of removing.
- Manetho
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noun,
flourished c250 b.c, Egyptian high priest of Heliopolis: author of a history of Egypt.
- ortolan
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noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- manhole
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noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- tearoom
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noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- taproom
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noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- Honora
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noun,
a female given name.
- tampon
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- homeo-
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- holpen
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verb,
a past participle of help.
- Holman
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noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- hoopla
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noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- topman
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Melton
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noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- Hooper
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- Towner
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noun,
a person who lives in a town or city.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Marvel
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noun,
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy:
- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- Marlon
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noun,
a male given name.
- maroon
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- nephr-
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- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- nemat-
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- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- he-man
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noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- hemat-
-
- topmen
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- pother
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- Mather
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noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- Mahren
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noun,
German name of Moravia.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- hepat-
-
- hepta-
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- Mahler
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noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- Rowena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Herman
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noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- Hermon
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- melan-
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- Hetman
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- revolt
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- hooter
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- lawmen
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noun,
an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.
- laevo-
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- Lahore
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noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- retool
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verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- loment
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- loathe
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verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- Therma
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noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- therm-
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- theol.
-
- lather
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noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- thenar
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noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Lawton
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noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- metro-
-
- Lehman
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noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- molten
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noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- lepto-
-
- thaler
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noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Thelma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- Mohole
-
noun,
a hole bored through the earth's crust into the region below the Mohorovičić discontinuity, for geological research.
- Mohave
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.
- Levant
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- tephra
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- revamp
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noun,
an act or instance of restructuring, reordering, or revising something; overhaul:
- horol.
-
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Horton
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noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- Leonov
-
noun,
Aleksey Arkhipovich [uh-lyi-ksyey uhr-khyee-puh-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ ʌrˈkhyi pə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Soviet cosmonaut: first man to walk in space 1965.
- Motown
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noun,
Detroit, Michigan: a nickname.
- hornet
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noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- Mother
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noun,
a female parent.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- mowrah
-
noun,
mahua.
- Proton
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noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proto-
-
- Tarnow
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noun,
a city in SE Poland, E of Cracow.
- Hoover
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noun,
Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- metal.
-
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- throve
-
verb,
a simple past tense of thrive.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- morph-
-
- thrawn
-
adjective,
twisted; crooked; distorted.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- thrown
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noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- ptero-
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- how-to
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noun,
a set of step-by-step instructions for accomplishing a certain task or reaching a certain objective:
- howlet
-
noun,
an owl or owlet.
- howler
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that howls.
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- oompah
-
noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- phloem
-
noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- Walter
-
noun,
Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
- Walton
-
noun,
Ernest Thomas Sinton [sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
- phenom
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- phenol
-
noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- Warhol
-
noun,
Andy, 1928–87, U.S. artist.
- phono-
-
- warmth
-
noun,
the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- petro-
-
- wealth
-
noun,
a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches:
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- weapon
-
noun,
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
- Whalen
-
noun,
Philip, 1923–2002, U.S. poet.
- phonet
-
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- ventr-
-
- enwrap
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap or envelop in something.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- phren.
-
- Photon
-
noun,
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. Symbol: γ.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- photo-
-
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- whaler
-
noun,
a person or vessel employed in whaling.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- eroto-
-
- panto-
-
- paleon
-
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- womera
-
noun,
woomera.
- woolen
-
noun,
any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
- wooler
-
noun,
a domestic animal raised for its wool.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- paleo-
-
- aeron.
-
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- wreath
-
noun,
a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patho-
-
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- wolver
-
noun,
a person who hunts for wolves.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- penta-
-
- Perovo
-
noun,
a former city in the W Russian Federation, incorporated into Moscow.
- wharve
-
noun,
Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- ortho-
-
- aprowl
-
adjective,
moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively):
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- anthol
-
- antho-
-
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Pelham
-
noun,
Henry, 1696–1754, British statesman: prime minister 1743–54 (brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles).
- anemo-
-
- plano-
-
- pheno-
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Hameln
-
noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- Novato
-
noun,
a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- valent
-
- haemo-
-
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- plover
-
noun,
any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae.
Compare dotterel (def 1), killdeer, lapwing.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- halver
-
plural noun,
halves:
- trowel
-
noun,
any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
- Hamlet
-
noun,
a small village.
- varoom
-
noun, verb,
vroom.
- hamper
-
noun,
Nautical. gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way.
- tropo-
-
- haplo-
-
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- troph-
-
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- Harlow
-
noun,
Jean, 1911–37, U.S. motion-picture actress.
- pomelo
-
noun,
the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- Newham
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- ethno-
-
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- meta-
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- mero-
-
- owlet
-
noun,
a young owl.
- pale-
-
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- owner
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- nohow
-
adverb,
under no circumstances; in no way (usually preceded by another negative):
- Provo
-
noun,
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- meth-
-
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- Mewar
-
noun,
Udaipur (def 2).
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- rept.
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- poet.
-
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- over-
-
- metr-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nomo-
-
- Metol
-
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- plan-
-
- rhet.
-
- mower
-
noun,
lawn mower.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- plat.
-
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- math.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Newar
-
noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- Parl.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- part.
-
- poove
-
noun,
poof2 .
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- Neth.
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- matr-
-
- maven
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Prov.
-
- meno-
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- rhoea
-
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- patr-
-
- RNWMP
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Port.
-
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- 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.
- pant-
-
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- Orth.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- onto-
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Norw.
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- Pharm
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- phon.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- pron.
-
- Nowel
-
noun,
Noel (def 2).
- pleo-
-
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- phot.
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- oleo-
-
- noto-
-
- phore
-
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Olwen
-
noun,
a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- pert.
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Orlon
-
- Narew
-
noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- natl.
-
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- 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.
- prae-
-
- mohwa
-
noun,
mahua.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- Prot.
-
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- POWER
-
noun,
ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- peta-
-
- phane
-
- prowl
-
noun,
act of prowling.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- pret.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- prem.
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- prawn
-
noun,
any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.
- Mont.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- petr-
-
- mono-
-
- opto-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Havre
-
noun,
a city in N Montana.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- tono-
-
- homo-
-
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arnel
-
- holo-
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Whale
-
noun,
any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- topo-
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- herp.
-
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- atmo-
-
- 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.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- Tower
-
noun,
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- hemo-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- hema-
-
- wheat
-
noun,
the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- thraw
-
adjective,
Scot. thrawn (def 1).
- threw
-
noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- howel
-
noun,
a channel cut along the inside edge of a barrel stave to receive the barrelhead.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- hover
-
noun,
the act or state of hovering.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- hovel
-
noun,
a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.
- wheal
-
noun,
a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives.
- 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.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- areo-
-
- hort.
-
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- 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.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- vroom
-
noun,
the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Vowel
-
noun,
Phonetics.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant).
(in a syllable) the sound of greatest sonority, as i in grill. Compare consonant (def 1b).
(in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with consonant, as the (ē) of be (bē), we (wē), and yeast (yēst).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- vapor
-
noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- vomer
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Wahoo
-
noun,
any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla.
- Velma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- venom
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- ento-
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- haem-
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- trawl
-
noun,
Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- waver
-
noun,
an act of wavering, fluttering, or vacillating.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- haver
-
noun,
friend; comrade; companion.
- Haven
-
noun,
a harbor or port.
- Havel
-
noun,
Václav [vahts-lahf] /ˈvɑts lɑf/ (Show IPA), 1936–2011, Czech writer and political leader: president of Czechoslovakia 1989–92; president of the Czech Republic 1993–2003.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- water
-
noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- twerp
-
noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- Harve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harvey.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- Waler
-
noun,
a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.
- halve
-
Idioms,
halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.
- halo-
-
- theor
-
- Hoven
-
noun,
bloat (def 5).
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- whort
-
noun,
the whortleberry.
- woman
-
noun,
the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- lowan
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- path-
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- whelm
-
verb (used with object),
to submerge; engulf.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- telo-
-
- temp.
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- whorl
-
noun,
a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
- Lower
-
noun,
a denture for the lower jaw.
- women
-
noun,
plural of woman.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Worth
-
noun,
excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem:
- 30-30
-
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- wroth
-
adjective,
angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively):
- wrote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of write.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Wrath
-
noun,
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
- wrapt
-
noun,
something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:
- woven
-
noun,
a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
- Wotan
-
- Rowan
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- male-
-
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- rowel
-
noun,
a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- Rowen
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- aero-
-
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- teno-
-
- Amer.
-
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- term.
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- whomp
-
noun,
a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- whole
-
noun,
the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- anth-
-
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tera-
-
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- theo-
-
- whelp
-
noun,
the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- whoop
-
noun,
a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- levo-
-
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- lm-hr
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- whet
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- whoa
-
interjection,
stop! (used especially to horses).
- 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.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- 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.
- wort
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- Pet.
-
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- pawn
-
noun,
the state of being deposited or held as security, especially with or by a pawnbroker:
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vet.
-
- per.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- wove
-
noun,
a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.
- wrnt
-
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- perh
-
- PERL
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- WORM
-
noun,
Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- whap
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- wham
-
noun,
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:
- whom
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- Warp
-
noun,
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- Phar
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- warm
-
noun,
Informal. a warming:
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- what
-
noun,
the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics:
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- whop
-
noun,
a forcible blow.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- wame
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- wool
-
noun,
the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
- phew
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express disgust, exhaustion, surprise, impatience, relief, etc.):
- Wal.
-
- 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.
- WAVE
-
noun,
a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- phr.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ten.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ter.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tel-
-
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- thaw
-
noun,
the act or process of thawing.
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- RONA
-
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- rpt.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rom.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rev.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tanh
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- thew
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pnea
-
- Trow
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- plow
-
noun,
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- val.
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- tron
-
- plew
-
noun,
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
- vamp
-
noun,
the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- var.
-
- Vat.
-
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Ven.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Veno
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Pvt.
-
- prev
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- 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.
- prow
-
noun,
the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- pre-
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pot.
-
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tRNA
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- trav
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- 1080
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- meow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- MEPA
-
- met.
-
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- mewl
-
verb (used without object),
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- ment
-
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- mol.
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- men-
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- HEAO
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- have
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- mowe
-
noun,
a wry or derisive grimace.
- mown
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- enl.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- mRNA
-
- Emp.
-
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Nah.
-
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Eph.
-
- Mon.
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- evap
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eth.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lev.
-
- howl
-
noun,
the cry of a dog, wolf, etc.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Howe
-
noun,
a hole.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Hove
-
noun,
an act or effort of heaving.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hor.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lawn
-
noun,
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Lam.
-
- lea.
-
- hwan
-
noun,
a former monetary unit of South Korea.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- hewn
-
adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- mal-
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- hem-
-
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- pat.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- lown
-
noun,
loon2 .
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- hol-
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hom-
-
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- lwop
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- 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.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- apo-
-
- ole-
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- aph-
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- Ont.
-
- amt.
-
- amp.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Apr.
-
- Arm.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Ave.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- nowt
-
noun,
an ox.
- ator
-
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- AWOL
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- ovo-
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- 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.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- OTOH
-
- Pal.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pam.
-
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- alt.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- alow
-
adverb,
below decks.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oto-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- not-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- nom.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- 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.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nor.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neph
-
- neo-
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neh.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nev.
-
- avow
-
verb (used with object),
to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit:
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- avn.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- vo.
-
- VOA
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- vol
-
- twp
-
- Va.
-
- wop
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- VLA
-
- HOW
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- AHE
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- AHL
-
- ALM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EMR
-
- hr.
-
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Woo
-
verb (used with object),
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
- 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.
- env
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- TVA
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- TMO
-
- TMV
-
- VPN
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- VRM
-
- WRA
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- VTO
-
- Vt.
-
- ThM
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- an.
-
- Lt.
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- HRE
-
- VOR
-
- tlr
-
- Ehr
-
- ae.
-
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- tlo
-
- ht.
-
- wpm
-
- vow
-
noun,
a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment:
- av.
-
- HWM
-
- La.
-
- Ar.
-
- WPA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Vte
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- ETO
-
- Apl
-
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- ETR
-
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- eo-
-
- ETV
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- ERT
-
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- ATP
-
- ATV
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- a-v
-
- at.
-
- Tro
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- wha
-
- TRH
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- ERV
-
- 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.
- trp
-
- 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.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ean
-
- Ver
-
- EAM
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- WMO
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- AME
-
- Ep.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- WHO
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- WAM
-
- aor
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ERP
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- EPT
-
- TPM
-
- tph
-
- ea.
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EPA
-
- 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.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- MWA
-
- MWT
-
- NWT
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- PRA
-
- POW
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- POV
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- POR
-
- MTV
-
- 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:
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- NHA
-
- NHL
-
- NMR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- NOP
-
- PMT
-
- MVP
-
- MTP
-
- PLO
-
- PTV
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MOR
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- pwr
-
- PWA
-
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- MTO
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- mow
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- MPH
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- mtn
-
- PLR
-
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- PHA
-
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- OPM
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ov-
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- OPA
-
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- 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.
- 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:
- Pa.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pm.
-
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OOT
-
- NPR
-
- OEM
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- op.
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- PLA
-
- 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.
-
- OEO
-
- oon
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhM
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- PhL
-
- ONR
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ooh
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noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- rte
-
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- lv.
-
- LWM
-
- LWP
-
- TAM
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noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Me.
-
- TAL
-
- Mo.
-
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rtw
-
- rt.
-
- LTh
-
- RPV
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ROW
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noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- Mao
-
- MAP
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noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- Mat
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noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- maw
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noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- ltr
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Ohm
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noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- LMT
-
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- 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.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- tha
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- lpm
-
- LPN
-
- LTA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- WVa
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MHW
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- MEP
-
- MeV
-
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- mew
-
noun,
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MHR
-
- ml.
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MLW
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MOA
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- REA
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LM
-
- w/
-
- WL
-
- VW
-
- TL
-
- VR
-
- RN
-
- TM
-
- ln
-
- VP
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- PH
-
- RH
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- WM
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- NP
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- WV
-
- wt
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- h.
-
- HV
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- le
-
- L2
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LW
-
- WP
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- 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.
- AO
-
- LH
-
- V.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- MP
-
- HL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- NW
-
- NV
-
- NL
-
- VM
-
- VN
-
- NM
-
- WH
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MV
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RW
-
- HP
-
- TP
-
- OA
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RP
-
- MN
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- PW
-
- N.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- RO
-
- LR
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- ol
-
- NH
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- EV
-
- MW
-
- MH
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- VL
-
- M.
-
- RV
-