Anagrams of caprioles
Word caprioles has
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- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- parclose
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noun,
(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- capriole
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- calipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- carpels
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- caliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- clasper
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- placers
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- splicer
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- parcels
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- sclero-
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- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- scler-
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- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- ceorls
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- elisor
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noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- placer
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- carpos
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noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carpo-
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- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Carlos
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noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- pleio-
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- polers
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- picro-
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- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- sacro-
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- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- spiro-
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- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- paleo-
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- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- splore
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- cresol
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noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- sapro-
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- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- sarco-
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- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- proles
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- lipo-
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- Corse
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noun,
corpse.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- roils
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- corps
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noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corpl
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- olpes
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- ecol.
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- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Seric
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- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
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noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- peri-
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- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- sero-
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- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- craps
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noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Salop
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noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- recip
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sarc-
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- ropes
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noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- orial
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- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- lapse
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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:
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- orles
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noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orals
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noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
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noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- pale-
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- ileo-
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- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- OPers
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- Parl.
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- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Episc
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- Epis.
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- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Palos
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noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scelp
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Leros
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Icel.
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- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Paoli
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noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- scopa
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noun,
pollen brush.
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
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- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- corp.
-
- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- poles
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- April
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noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Apoc.
-
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- prae-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cores
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- asco-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- plio-
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 30-30
-
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- acro-
-
- proc.
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- pros.
-
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- spec.
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Pres.
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Alcor
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- 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.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clase
-
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- coel-
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- pico-
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- OIcel
-
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- pleo-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- resp.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OAPC
-
- 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.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- opia
-
- ole-
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 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.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- OPer
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Pol.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prs.
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- par.
-
- repl
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Rep.
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- per.
-
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 1080
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- cis-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Col.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cres
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- SLIC
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ELAS
-
- Alco
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- SPCA
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- apo-
-
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sra.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Apr.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 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.
- eco-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- psec
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- iso-
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- sci.
-
- ile-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- esp.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- epi-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- psia
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sec.
-
- scr.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- eso-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Ire.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- scil
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Re.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SPR
-
- Sr.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SLE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sc.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- SAR
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- SLA
-
- Rs.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SCP
-
- ROP
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- RPS
-
- REA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPL
-
- ERP
-
- ESA
-
- CPA
-
- ILO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- PSE
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Esc
-
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- CPI
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- IRO
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- APS
-
- 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.
- APC
-
- aor
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIC
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- ARS
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- ASR
-
- 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).
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- IRL
-
- ipr
-
- IRS
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- OPA
-
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PCI
-
- OSA
-
- pli
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- 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.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- PLC
-
- PCS
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- OAP
-
- OCR
-
- op.
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- La.
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Les
-
- LCI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LSC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Oc.
-
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- IP
-
- EI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- AO
-
- OA
-
- RC
-
- AI
-
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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
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Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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noun,
oy2 .
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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