Anagrams of appellations
Word appellations has
1473 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of appellations.
- spallation
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noun,
a nuclear reaction in which several nucleons are released from the nucleus of an atom.
- pollinates
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- seal-point
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noun,
a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- antipopes
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- panoplies
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noun,
a wide-ranging and impressive array or display:
- popliteal
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adjective,
of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.
- sailplane
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noun,
a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
- antipoles
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- pollinate
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verb (used with object),
to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- papillote
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noun,
a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
- appellant
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noun,
a person who appeals.
- palatines
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- palliates
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verb (used with object),
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- Altiplano
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noun,
a plateau region in South America, situated in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
- papillose
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adjective,
full of papillae.
- oil-plant
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noun,
any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- ill-spent
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adjective,
misspent; wasted.
- Pisanello
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- oppilates
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verb (used with object),
to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- allanites
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noun,
a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown-to-black masses or prismatic crystals.
- allantois
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noun,
a vascular, extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and certain mammals that develops as a sac or diverticulum from the ventral wall of the hindgut.
- neoplasia
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noun,
Pathology. tumor growth.
- pieplants
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noun,
the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- papillons
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noun,
one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Anapolis
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noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- papillon
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noun,
one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
- pastille
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noun,
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- allanite
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noun,
a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown-to-black masses or prismatic crystals.
- patellas
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noun,
Anatomy. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
- pieplant
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noun,
the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- Pleasant
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adjective,
pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- oppilate
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verb (used with object),
to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- 11-point
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- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- platino-
-
- apposite
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adjective,
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:
- stallion
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- appoints
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- Appleton
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noun,
Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- polentas
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- paillons
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- palpates
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adjective,
having a palpus or palpi.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- palliate
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verb (used with object),
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- slip-top
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noun,
the end of a slip stem on a spoon.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- applies
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verb (used with object),
to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent:
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- paellas
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noun,
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- paillon
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noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- tollies
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noun,
candle (def 1).
- peasant
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noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- palpate
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adjective,
having a palpus or palpi.
- pollens
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noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- appeals
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noun,
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- pallets
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- palato-
-
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- stipple
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noun,
the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- pinesap
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noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- Ellison
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noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- 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.
- lippens
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verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- topples
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verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- spleno-
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- topspin
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- tipples
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noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- appalls
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verb (used with object),
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- stollen
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noun,
a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- patella
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noun,
Anatomy. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- nipples
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noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- palaeo-
-
- leptons
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- laptops
-
noun,
a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.
Compare tablet (def 6).
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- papains
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noun,
Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- stopple
-
noun,
a stopper, especially for a bottle.
- papilla
-
noun,
any small, nipplelike process or projection.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- snippet
-
noun,
a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- lappets
-
noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- poplins
-
noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- tepals
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noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- 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.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- papain
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- lappet
-
noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- laptop
-
noun,
a portable computer, usually battery-powered, small enough to rest on the user's lap and having a screen that closes over the keyboard like a lid.
Compare tablet (def 6).
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Palila
-
noun,
a stout Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxioides bailleui, having a thick, stubby bill, yellow head and breast, and gray back: an endangered species.
- panto-
-
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- lippen
-
verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Pallas
-
noun,
Also called Pallas Athena. Classical Mythology. Athena (def 1).
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- paella
-
noun,
a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- palpal
-
adjective,
of or related to a palpus.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Pelops
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Tappan
-
noun,
Arthur, 1786–1865, and his brother Lewis, 1788–1873, U.S. businessmen, philanthropists, and abolitionists.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- splen-
-
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- lepto-
-
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- peplos
-
noun,
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Papist
-
noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- penta-
-
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- pallia
-
noun,
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- steno-
-
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- polit.
-
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- Pollen
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- poplin
-
noun,
a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
- aniso-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- septi-
-
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- sippet
-
noun,
a small bit; fragment.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- topple
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to topple.
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- nipple
-
noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Aleppo
-
noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- paleon
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- plani-
-
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- plano-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tipple
-
noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- paleo-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- 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.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- plasia
-
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- pipals
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- pipets
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- appall
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- appels
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- appeal
-
noun,
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- appals
-
verb (used with object),
appall.
- pleio-
-
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- pale-
-
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- oste-
-
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- step-
-
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- polls
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pleo-
-
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- plio-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- plops
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- poet.
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- plast
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- sito-
-
- Sept.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- SLAPP
-
noun,
Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- plat.
-
- 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.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- pant-
-
- Palla
-
noun,
a voluminous square of cloth draped around the body as a mantle or wrap, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- palps
-
noun,
a palpus.
- 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.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- papal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pope or the papacy:
- papas
-
noun,
father.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- span-
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- anis-
-
- ASEAN
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- anat.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- ation
-
- telo-
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- appal
-
verb (used with object),
appall.
- lipo-
-
- Alta.
-
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alti-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ileo-
-
- anal.
-
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- anti-
-
- lalia
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ital.
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Appia
-
noun,
Adolphe [French a-dawlf] /French aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, Swiss stage designer and theatrical producer.
- Appel
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- insol
-
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- insep
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- ante-
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapps
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- nappa
-
noun,
a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 30-30
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- natl.
-
- ento-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- naso-
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- allo-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- IATSE
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Alas.
-
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- teno-
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- APSA
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- appt
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ates
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- appl
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tion
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- pnea
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Pol.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sepn
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- top-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pop-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- pot.
-
- ANPA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Anas
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- ano-
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- psia
-
- soln
-
- PSAT
-
- PPLO
-
- IAEA
-
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- spp.
-
- lit.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- opp.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Ont.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Pal.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- enl.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lin.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NOAA
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ole-
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Ste.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- NTIA
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- ile-
-
- Ill.
-
- Pet.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- 1080
-
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- inae
-
- tel-
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- intl
-
- eso-
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- neo-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- itol
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- papa
-
noun,
father.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Pan.
-
- pat.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- lea.
-
- 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.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- TPI
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TPN
-
- TSE
-
- STL
-
- TSI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TIA
-
- tlo
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SLP
-
- Sta
-
- spt
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- 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.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- St.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- TAL
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ote
-
- SLE
-
- ine
-
- ist
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ite
-
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ETS
-
- ITA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ESL
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- 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.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SLA
-
- ll.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- La.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- ETO
-
- ESA
-
- LTL
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AOA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAP
-
- AAE
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- ap-
-
- APS
-
- ase
-
- EPT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ean
-
- ASI
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- LTA
-
- TSP
-
- ppl
-
- So.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- PTO
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- pp.
-
- PTP
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Sp.
-
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ONI
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PPI
-
- PPE
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PLO
-
- PPT
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- pli
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
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- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIP
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noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIO
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- PST
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interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PPS
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- ons
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NES
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- Npt
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- NOP
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NEA
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- ne-
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SAA
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- NSA
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- OAP
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- Ola
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIt
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- OAS
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OSA
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- SAE
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- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
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- op.
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SN
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- TP
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SL
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- SA
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- S.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AO
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- N.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- T1
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- t.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NI
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- NP
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- ln
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- NL
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- le
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- O.
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- L2
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- L1
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L.
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- TN
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
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- TL
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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- OA
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- IP
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- ol
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: