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Word contraplete has
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- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- percolate
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noun,
a percolated liquid.
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- caponette
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noun,
a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- apocenter
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noun,
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- tentacle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- teleport
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noun,
a regional telecommunications network that provides access to communications satellites and other long distance media; telecommunications hub.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- trecento
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noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- operetta
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noun,
a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- electro-
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- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- pectoral
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- pentacle
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noun,
pentagram.
- praelect
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verb (used without object),
prelect.
- entrepot
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noun,
a warehouse.
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- poncelet
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noun,
Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- plectron
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noun,
plectrum.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- raclette
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noun,
a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
- petronel
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noun,
a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.
- tolerate
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- plotter
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noun,
a person or thing that plots.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- polecat
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noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- entero-
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- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- capette
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noun,
caponette.
- capelet
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noun,
a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- prelect
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- caltrop
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- calotte
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noun,
zucchetto.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- prattle
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noun,
the act of prattling.
- electr-
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- Platter
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noun,
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- petrol.
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- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- centro-
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- Colette
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noun,
(Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
- treetop
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noun,
the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- percale
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- contra-
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- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- peltate
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adjective,
having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- opercle
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noun,
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- cerato-
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- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- pectate
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noun,
a salt or ester of pectic acid.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- plancer
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noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- clatter
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- palette
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noun,
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
- paletot
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noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- replace
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verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- antero-
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- Clapton
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noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Partlet
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noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- colent
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- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- contr.
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- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- cteno-
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- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- elect.
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- pottle
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noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- pencel
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noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- penta-
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- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- pecten
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- Nettle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- petro-
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
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- pettle
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verb (used with object),
to fondle; pet.
- 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.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- paleon
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- paleo-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- 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.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pattle
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noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- 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.
- placet
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- lacto-
-
- ptero-
-
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enter-
-
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- narco-
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- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plano-
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- Plante
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- platen
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noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Platte
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noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- letter
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lepto-
-
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- panto-
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- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- teleo-
-
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- celto-
-
- aceto-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centr-
-
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- terat-
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- aeron.
-
- caplet
-
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- tetra-
-
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpo-
-
- cerat-
-
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- atto-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- prae-
-
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- pert.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lect.
-
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- noct-
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- alto-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- proc.
-
- aero-
-
- pene-
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- Cant.
-
- lact-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- petr-
-
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tera-
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- 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.”.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- plan-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- pleo-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- plat.
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- natl.
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- ante-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Apoc.
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Port.
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Arnel
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- areo-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- poet.
-
- Alcor
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- octa-
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- pron.
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- acet-
-
- part.
-
- corpn
-
- Corpl
-
- corp.
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- rept.
-
- Parl.
-
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- 30-30
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- pant-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- pale-
-
- coel-
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- colat
-
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- coele
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Capt.
-
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- rcpt.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- encl.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ento-
-
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Prot.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- teno-
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- tele-
-
- carp-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- acpt.
-
- econ.
-
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- patr-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- rect.
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recpt
-
- ecto-
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- telo-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- acro-
-
- tRNA
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pct.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pat.
-
- tron
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pen.
-
- tel-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- RONA
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rpt.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Pol.
-
- pnea
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- PERL
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- pre-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- ter.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- pot.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rel.
-
- 1080
-
- par.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- EEOC
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Lat.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clep
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ant.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- ano-
-
- ator
-
- ance
-
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- attn
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cen.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- cene
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cal.
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ole-
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- OPer
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Ont.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- OAPC
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Pal.
-
- Pan.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- neo-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- not-
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- CEA
-
- Ola
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TAL
-
- ONR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- OPA
-
- CNO
-
- CLR
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- OAP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cle
-
- Oc.
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Clo
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- NPR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CEO
-
- LOC
-
- ca.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PTO
-
- Pa.
-
- ANC
-
- pc.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Pr.
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- prn
-
- ALC
-
- pt.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ote
-
- cl.
-
- TNT
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- ATP
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ATC
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- aor
-
- at.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Apl
-
- 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
-
- NOP
-
- rte
-
- EPT
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- EPA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ep.
-
- EOE
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- ene
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- en-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- PLR
-
- ne-
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ETO
-
- 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).
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lt.
-
- PLC
-
- La.
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ltr
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ETR
-
- PRC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ERP
-
- LPN
-
- NCO
-
- PTT
-
- LCA
-
- LCT
-
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- PLO
-
- PRA
-
- ERT
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CPR
-
- NEA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- CPO
-
- RNA
-
- LON
-
- ROA
-
- CPL
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CPA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- NEC
-
- ROP
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- NOC
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- RPO
-
- rt.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- CRP
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ECA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- POA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- pl.
-
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- POR
-
- lep
-
- POC
-
- LTA
-
- ln
-
- AO
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- le
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- t.
-
- LR
-
- OA
-
- ol
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- O.
-
- RO
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- T1
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- NP
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RN
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TL
-
- TT
-