Anagrams of clepsydra
Word clepsydra has
692 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of clepsydra.
- red-clay
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noun,
a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- cradles
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- parcels
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- cypsela
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noun,
an achene with an adherent calyx, as in the composite plants.
- prelacy
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noun,
the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- carpels
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- 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.
- redcaps
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noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- Pylades
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noun,
a son of Strophius who befriended Orestes, accompanied him in his wanderings, and eventually married Electra, sister of Orestes.
- replays
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noun,
an act or instance of replaying.
- pedlars
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noun,
peddler.
- pedlary
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noun,
peddlery.
- parsley
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noun,
an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food.
Compare parsley family.
- parleys
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noun,
a discussion or conference.
- clasper
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- descry
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verb (used with object),
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
- layers
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Calder
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noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- decays
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noun,
decomposition; rot:
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- cadres
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- repays
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- replay
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noun,
an act or instance of replaying.
- pedlar
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noun,
peddler.
- redcap
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noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- pedals
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noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- pearly
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adjective,
like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous:
- lapsed
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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:
- 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.
- drapes
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- scaled
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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.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- careys
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- cresyl
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adjective,
tolyl.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Cleary
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noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cradle
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- cyders
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noun,
cider.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- creasy
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adjective,
full of creases.
- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- 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.
- plyers
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noun,
plier.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- pleads
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verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- spread
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noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Player
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noun,
a person or thing that plays.
- places
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- delays
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noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- alders
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- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Searcy
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noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- Parley
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noun,
a discussion or conference.
- spacey
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adjective,
spaced-out (def 2).
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- scler-
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- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Lesya
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noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- plyer
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noun,
plier.
- lyard
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adjective,
streaked or spotted with gray or white.
- daces
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noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- lardy
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adjective,
like or consisting of lard:
- lyase
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noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- lyres
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noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- prae-
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- Daley
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noun,
Richard J(oseph) 1902–76, U.S. politician: mayor of Chicago 1955–76.
- paced
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- plays
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noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Ypres
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noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- eyras
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noun,
a jaguarundi.
- padre
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- plead
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verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prays
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verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LASER
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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.
- rayed
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noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- leady
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adjective,
like lead; leaden.
- Clyde
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- leads
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noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- presa
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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.
- Pres.
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- lepsy
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- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Leary
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adjective,
leery1 .
- 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.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- YPSCE
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- preys
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noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pred.
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- Dares
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noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- lades
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verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- place
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- CLASP
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noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- pedal
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noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Early
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noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- yclad
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verb,
past participle of clothe.
- 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.
- Peary
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noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- pardy
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adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- 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:
- pards
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noun,
a leopard or panther.
- drays
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noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- Drape
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- 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.
- Parl.
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- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Dryas
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noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- desc.
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- layer
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- pyres
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noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- pale-
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- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- deals
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noun,
a business transaction:
- Deary
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noun,
darling.
- yelps
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noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- dears
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noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deca-
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- Decay
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noun,
decomposition; rot:
- payer
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noun,
a person who pays.
- decal
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- palsy
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- Paley
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noun,
Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
- decyl
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noun,
a group of isomeric univalent radicals, C 10 H 21 , derived from the decanes by removing one hydrogen atom.
- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- decl.
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- decry
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verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- Percy
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noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- delay
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noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lards
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noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lacey
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noun,
a town in W Washington.
- clase
-
- Relay
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noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- resp.
-
- Adler
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noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- reply
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- repay
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Cades
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noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadre
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- acred
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adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Cayes
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noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Arles
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Ayres
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noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
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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.
- caps.
-
- slype
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noun,
a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Card.
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- cards
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noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Carey
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Caryl
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- Alyce
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noun,
a female given name.
- scelp
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noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scary
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adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- apery
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- scalp
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noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Clary
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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.
- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- scaly
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adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- 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.
- 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.
- scald
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noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- 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.
- sarc-
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- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- redly
-
adverb,
with a red color or glow:
- Spear
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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.
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- splad
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noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- splay
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noun,
Architecture. a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
- clads
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- spray
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noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- 30-30
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- rapes
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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.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cedar
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- acyls
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adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- claps
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noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- carls
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carp-
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- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- raspy
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adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- cyder
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noun,
cider.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- spec.
-
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Casey
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- 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.
- spade
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noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- lads
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noun,
a boy or youth.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- lea.
-
- Lady
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- secy
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- PAYE
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- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- spry
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adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- lacs
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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).
- lyes
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noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Leda
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sld.
-
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SPCA
-
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- Syr.
-
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- lys-
-
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- pays
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pal.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pyr-
-
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- prs.
-
- psec
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- rad.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Pyle
-
noun,
Ernest ("Ernie") 1900–45, U.S. war correspondent and journalist.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- scr.
-
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ped.
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- peds
-
- per.
-
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rel.
-
- 1080
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Sra.
-
- asc-
-
- Del.
-
- dely
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- dys-
-
- dlr.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- clep
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cres
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cyl.
-
- 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.
- Cdr.
-
- Dec.
-
- 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.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cap.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Daly
-
noun,
(John) Augustin [aw-guhs-tin] /ɔˈgʌs tɪn/ (Show IPA), 1838–99, U.S. playwright, critic, and theatrical manager.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- 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.
- cpd.
-
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Esd.
-
- esp.
-
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aer-
-
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- 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.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- acr-
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yeld
-
adjective,
barren; sterile.
- yelp
-
noun,
a quick, sharp bark or cry.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- yrs.
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ald.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- SAE
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- acy
-
- CED
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SCP
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACP
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- APC
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- ac-
-
- CPA
-
- CLR
-
- Sr.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- SPR
-
- cle
-
- ap-
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ad-
-
- RDC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ADC
-
- al.
-
- ScD
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RCA
-
- RDA
-
- Ar.
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- SLE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RSA
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SAR
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ase
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SED
-
- RLD
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- sd.
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- se-
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CPL
-
- ASR
-
- ca.
-
- ard
-
- AEC
-
- ACS
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ALC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cl.
-
- SLA
-
- ae.
-
- Syl
-
- 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.
- cp.
-
- ays
-
- sc.
-
- SDA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- cs.
-
- 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).
- SDR
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARS
-
- CSR
-
- RPS
-
- Pr.
-
- ERP
-
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pd.
-
- Ps.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Re.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ead
-
- Les
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- DSR
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LSD
-
- 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.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- yds
-
- YCL
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lep
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- LDP
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Esc
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- ESA
-
- ea.
-
- ed.
-
- DSP
-
- DSC
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- pl.
-
- 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.
- PLA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- PLC
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DAE
-
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- PLR
-
- PRA
-
- DCL
-
- de-
-
- PRC
-
- LDS
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- CPS
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- CPR
-
- Rd.
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- DCS
-
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- DEA
-
- DPA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- DPS
-
- PCS
-
- PDL
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- DSA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Dr.
-
- DPC
-
- DLS
-
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- py-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- DRE
-
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- DLC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- L2
-
- RP
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RC
-
- SL
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
-
- yl
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yr
-
- L.
-
- R.
-
- D.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- Y.
-
- LR
-
- 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.
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
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- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
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