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neo-Catholic
noun, a neo-Catholic person.
lactoprotein
noun, any protein existing in milk.
contractile
adjective, capable of contracting or causing contraction.
brochantite
noun, a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
citronellol
noun, a clear, colorless liquid mixture of isomeric alcohols having the formula C 10 H 20 O, usually obtained from an essential oil, as citronella oil, and having a roselike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
citronellal
noun, a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid mixture of isometric aldehydes having the formula C 10 H 18 O, with a strong lemonlike odor, occurring in many essential oils, usually derived from lemon, citronella oil, and other oils: used chiefly as a flavoring agent and in the manufacture of perfume.
pinchbottle
noun, a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
necrophobia
noun, an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.
chocolatier
noun, a person or firm that makes and sells chocolate candy.
ectotrophic
adjective, (of a mycorrhiza) growing outside the root or between the cells.
Technicolor
adjective, (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.
anteportico
noun, a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
precolonial
adjective, of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
Neotropical
adjective, belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
percolation
noun, the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
botheration
noun, the act or state of bothering or the state of being bothered.
bolt-action
adjective, (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
Ctenophora
noun, the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
laeotropic
adjective, oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
anthropol.
holocarpic
adjective, (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
ocellation
noun, an eyelike spot or marking.
Ectoprocta
noun, the phylum Bryozoa, especially as distinguished from the phylum Entoprocta by a body plan having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles.
chlorinate
verb (used with object), Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
Protection
noun, the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
ballottine
noun, a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.
tablecloth
noun, a cloth for covering the top of a table, especially during a meal.
Balopticon
noun, a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
toleration
noun, an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance:
citronella
noun, a fragrant grass, Cymbopogon nardus, of southern Asia, cultivated as the source of citronella oil.
pilot-boat
noun, a boat carrying pilots to or from large ships.
concertato
adjective, noun, concertante.
chalcolite
noun, torbernite.
Chancellor
noun, the chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier.
birthplace
noun, place of birth or origin.
pleochroic
adjective, (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
point-lace
noun, lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
tropaeolin
noun, any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
Hartlepool
noun, a seaport city in NE England.
bacteriol.
bronchiole
noun, a small branch of a bronchus.
corelation
noun, correlation.
technocrat
noun, a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
calciphobe
noun, calcifuge.
collection
noun, the act of collecting.
pratincole
noun, any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
collarbone
noun, the clavicle.
collophane
noun, a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
catholicon
noun, a universal remedy; panacea.
Entoprocta
noun, a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.
allotropic
adjective, pertaining to or characterized by allotropy.
antechoir
noun, an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
corollate
adjective, having a corolla.
coralline
adjective, composed of coral or having the structure of coral:
anteporch
noun, an outer porch.
corallite
noun, the skeleton of a single coral polyp.
anthropic
adjective, of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.
anthropo-
coprolite
noun, a stony mass consisting of fossilized fecal matter of animals.
anorectic
noun, an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
allethrin
noun, a clear, amber, viscous liquid, C 19 H 26 O 3 , used as an insecticide.
ice-plant
noun, a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
horotelic
adjective, of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
honorable
adjective, in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright:
holocrine
adjective, (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
Holocaine
Holarctic
adjective, belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
recaption
noun, the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
halocline
noun, a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
corticate
adjective, having a cortex.
allophone
noun, any of the members of a class of speech sounds that, taken together, are commonly felt to be a phoneme, as the t- sounds of toe, stow, tree, hatpin, catcall, cats, catnip, button, metal, city; a speech sound constituting one of the phonetic manifestations or variants of a particular phoneme.
halobiont
noun, an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
allotrope
noun, one of two or more existing forms of an element:
entoproct
noun, any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
ectoproct
noun, bryozoan; formerly, one of two broad types of bryozoan.
anchorite
noun, a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
table-hop
verb (used without object), to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
enchorial
adjective, (especially of demotic writing) belonging to or used in a particular country.
cobaltite
noun, a mineral, cobalt arsenic sulfide, CoAsS, silver-white with a reddish tinge: an end member of a series of solid solutions that includes gersdorffite; used as an ore of cobalt.
antichlor
noun, any of various substances, especially sodium thiosulfate, used for removing excess chlorine from paper pulp, textile, fiber, etc., after bleaching.
cabriolet
noun, a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
technical
adjective, belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like:
catoptric
noun, the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
catchpole
noun, (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
catchline
noun, a word, phrase, or sentence used, especially in advertising or journalism, to arouse or call attention.
Attleboro
noun, a city in SE Massachusetts.
torbanite
noun, Petrology. a dark-brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter.
carnotite
noun, a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
Caporetto
noun, Italian name of Kobarid.
bronchial
adjective, pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.
Charleton
noun, a male given name.
branchlet
noun, a small branch or a subdivision of a branch.
branchio-
bolt-hole
noun, a hole in the ground, protected opening in bushes, etc., into which an animal can flee when pursued or frightened.
bolection
noun, a raised molding, especially one having flat edges and a raised center, for framing a panel, doorway, fireplace, etc.
ballpoint
noun, a pen in which the point is a fine ball bearing that rotates against a supply of semisolid ink in a cartridge.
tin-plate
noun, thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
betrothal
noun, the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
Bertillon
noun, Alphonse [al-fons,, -fonz;; French al-fawns] /ˈæl fɒns,, -fɒnz;; French alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1853–1914, French anthropologist: devised Bertillon system.
Barocchio
noun, Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), Vignola, Giacomo da.
charbocle
Charlotte
noun, a dessert of many varieties, served hot or cold and commonly made by lining a mold with cake or bread and filling it with fruit, whipped cream, custard, or gelatin.
contralto
noun, the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
cochineal
noun, a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of Mexico, Central America, and other warm regions.
contactor
noun, a mechanically operated switch for continuously establishing and interrupting an electric power circuit.
Conchobar
noun, a king of Ulster, the uncle of Cuchulainn and the abductor of Deirdre.
colorable
adjective, capable of being colored.
collocate
noun, Linguistics. a lexical item that collocates with another.
collinear
adjective, lying in the same straight line.
collector
noun, a person or thing that collects.
collation
noun, the act of collating.
colcothar
noun, the brownish-red oxide of iron produced by heating ferrous sulfate: used chiefly as a pigment in paints and theatrical rouge, and as a polishing agent.
architect
noun, a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
chelation
noun, Chemistry. the process of chelating.
Claiborne
noun, a male given name.
Cithaeron
noun, a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
chronicle
noun, a chronological record of events; a history.
tortillon
noun, a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
chocolate
noun, a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
Chlorella
noun, any freshwater, unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella.
chloranil
noun, a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
chloracne
noun, a severe and sometimes persistent form of acne resulting from exposure to chlorine compounds, such as dioxin.
chicalote
noun, a poppy, Argemone platyceras, growing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having prickly leaves and usually white flowers.
ill-treat
verb (used with object), to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
anorthite
noun, a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , calcic plagioclase.
alcoholic
noun, Pathology. a person suffering from alcoholism.
potential
noun, possibility; potentiality:
oil-plant
noun, any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
pan-broil
verb (used with or without object), to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
laccolith
noun, a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
paleontol
paleolith
noun, a paleolithic stone implement.
natrolite
noun, a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
plethoric
adjective, overfull; turgid; inflated:
porcelain
noun, a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
Pentothal
precocial
adjective, (of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial).
operation
noun, an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
trilobate
adjective, having three lobes.
phacolite
noun, a colorless variety of chabazite.
Tropeolin
noun, tropaeolin.
Petrolina
noun, a city in NE Brazil.
potboiler
noun, a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
orthopnea
noun, difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
acre-inch
noun, one-twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet.
pollinate
verb (used with object), to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
aitchbone
noun, the rump bone, as of beef.
printable
adjective, capable of being printed.
obreption
noun, Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption (def 1).
obconical
adjective, conical, with the attachment at the pointed end.
no-hitter
noun, a no-hit game.
lithopone
noun, a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
lionheart
noun, a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
photocell
noun, a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
Pocatello
noun, a city in SE Idaho.
ornithol.
prolation
noun, the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
accretion
noun, an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
orthoptic
adjective, pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
phonolite
noun, a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which split into pieces that ring on being struck.
probation
noun, the act of testing.
loincloth
noun, a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
parhelion
noun, a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
prolactin
noun, an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
catechin
noun, a water-soluble, astringent yellow compound, C 15 H 14 O 6 , found in gambier, used chiefly in tanning and dyeing.
tentoria
noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
Petrillo
noun, James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
petrolic
adjective, of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.
catch-22
noun, a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
catechol
noun, a colorless, crystalline, dihydroxyl derivative of benzene, C 6 H 6 O 2 , the ortho isomer, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent; pyrocatechol.
Catholic
noun, a member of a Catholic church, especially of the Roman Catholic Church.
Caroline
noun, a female given name.
ornitho-
optional
adjective, left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
orbitale
noun, Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
operatic
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
cenotaph
noun, a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
phonetic
noun, (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
phreatic
adjective, noting or pertaining to ground water.
chlorite
noun, a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
chlorine
noun, a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
photonic
adjective, of or relating to processes involving photons.
chlorate
noun, a salt of chloric acid.
oblation
noun, the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
teach-in
noun, a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
chartlet
noun, a small chart indicating some special thing, as information relative to a radio navigational aid.
Charlton
noun, a male given name.
Charline
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
centibar
noun, a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
oilcloth
noun, a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
chaptrel
noun, a capital, as on a pilaster or vaulting shaft, engaged in masonry on one or more sides.
chaperon
noun, a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
Oliphant
noun, Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
Carleton
noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
tectonic
adjective, of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
cephalo-
cephalin
noun, any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, especially of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties.
cephalic
adjective, of or relating to the head.
teocalli
noun, a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
Calliope
noun, Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
carillon
noun, a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
bioclean
adjective, free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
thoracic
adjective, of or relating to the thorax.
thoraco-
boltrope
noun, Nautical. a rope or the cordage sewn on the edges of a sail to strengthen it.
Boltonia
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
Boeotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
Bletilla
noun, any of several terrestrial orchids of the genus Bletilla, of eastern Asia, as B. striata, having terminal clusters of showy purple or white flowers.
blephar-
tillable
adjective, able to be tilled; arable.
partible
adjective, capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
particle
noun, a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
pectoral
noun, Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
boracite
noun, a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
patentor
noun, a person or official agency that grants patents.
biathlon
noun, a contest in which cross-country skiers, carrying rifles, shoot at targets at four stops along a 12.5-mile (20 km) course.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
tithable
adjective, subject to the payment of tithes.
pathetic
adjective, causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable:
betatron
noun, an accelerator in which electrons are accelerated to high energies by an electric field produced by a changing magnetic field.
Pecorino
noun, a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
Bellotto
noun, Bernardo [ber-nahr-doh;; Italian ber-nahr-daw] /bərˈnɑr doʊ;; Italian bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Canaletto) 1720–80, Italian painter.
bathetic
adjective, displaying or characterized by bathos:
P-Celtic
noun, the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound became a p -sound. Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Gaulish belong to P-Celtic.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
bootlace
noun, a long, strong lace used to fasten a boot.
brachio-
carbonic
adjective, containing tetravalent carbon, as carbonic acid, H 2 CO 3 .
cachepot
noun, an ornamental container, usually of china or tole, for holding and concealing a flowerpot.
carbolic
adjective, of or derived from carbolic acid.
carbinol
noun, methyl alcohol.
Capriote
noun, a native or inhabitant of Capri.
capriole
noun, a caper or leap.
canticle
noun, one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
calliper
noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
choleric
adjective, extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:
petiolar
adjective, of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
calciner
noun, a person or thing that calcines.
Ternopol
noun, a city in W Ukraine: formerly in Poland.
orthicon
noun, a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
theocrat
noun, a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
cabriole
noun, Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
cabochon
noun, a precious stone of convex hemispherical or oval form, polished but not cut into facets.
broncho-
orthotic
noun, Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
bronchia
noun, the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
Othoniel
noun, Othniel.
broccoli
noun, a form of a cultivated cruciferous plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, whose leafy stalks and clusters of usually green buds are eaten as a vegetable.
brocatel
noun, a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
cephalon
noun, the head, especially of an arthropod.
brattice
noun, a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
perianth
noun, the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
picaroon
noun, a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
Claribel
noun, a female given name.
pillaret
noun, a small pillar.
potation
noun, the act of drinking.
rocaille
noun, Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.
rolliche
noun, roulade (def 2).
roll-top
noun, a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
rotation
noun, the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
crotchet
noun, an odd fancy or whimsical notion.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
crocoite
noun, a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
rototill
verb (used with object), to break up (soil) with a rototiller.
Crichton
noun, James ("the Admirable Crichton") 1560?–82, Scottish scholar and linguist.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
cotillon
noun, cotillion.
porthole
noun, a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
Lancelot
noun, Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
cortico-
portance
noun, bearing; behavior.
cortical
adjective, Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
corotate
verb (used without object), to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
coronate
adjective, having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
portable
noun, something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart:
coronach
noun, (in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.
libelant
noun, a person who libels, or institutes suit.
cornicle
noun, any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
libretto
noun, the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
linalool
noun, a colorless, unsaturated terpene liquid alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, having a fragrance similar to that of bergamot oil, obtained from several essential oils: used in perfumery.
potholer
noun, an explorer of caves; spelunker.
potlatch
noun, (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
cornhole
verb (used with object), to have anal intercourse with.
heliport
noun, a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
hot-roll
verb (used with object), to roll (metal) at a heat high enough to permit recrystallization.
inchoate
adjective, not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
horntail
noun, any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
hornbill
noun, any large bird of the family Bucerotidae, of the Old World tropics, characterized by a very large bill usually surmounted by a horny protuberance.
11-point
Rathbone
noun, Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
interact
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
Interpol
noun, an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
Iolanthe
noun, an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
hibernal
adjective, of or relating to winter; wintry.
helicopt
verb (used with or without object), helicopter.
encroach
verb (used without object), to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
Hartline
noun, Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
procaine
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
hapteron
noun, a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
precinct
noun, a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
Laborite
noun, a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
replicon
noun, any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
ethnical
adjective, ethnic.
practice
noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
enthrall
verb (used with object), to captivate or charm:
ricochet
noun, the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
corniche
noun, a winding road cut into the side of a steep hill or along the face of a coastal cliff.
Cornelia
noun, flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
Tarnopol
noun, Ternopol.
clithral
adjective, (of a classical temple) roofed over.
Taconite
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
narcotic
noun, any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
cohobate
verb (used with object), to distill again from the same or a similar substance, as by pouring a distilled liquid back upon the matter remaining in the vessel, or upon another mass of similar matter.
coercion
noun, the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
cocinero
noun, a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
tailbone
noun, the coccyx.
planchet
noun, a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
cobaltic
adjective, of or containing cobalt, especially in the trivalent state.
coal-pit
noun, a pit where coal is dug.
coaction
noun, force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
clothier
noun, a retailer of clothing.
clincher
noun, a person or thing that clinches.
plantlet
noun, a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
clerical
noun, a cleric.
clarinet
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
Nearctic
adjective, belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
Incabloc
tao-tieh
noun, the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
pittance
noun, a small amount or share.
Nephtali
noun, Naphtali.
pinochle
noun, a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
no-hoper
noun, a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
colinear
adjective, collinear.
collaret
noun, a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
cornball
noun, popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
contract
noun, an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
tabletop
noun, a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.
littoral
noun, a littoral region.
Poincare
noun, Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
lobation
noun, lobate formation.
localite
noun, one who lives in a particular locality.
Taborite
noun, (in the 15th century) a member of the militant body of Hussites maintaining a strict literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
contrite
adjective, caused by or showing sincere remorse.
location
noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
contrib.
contrate
adjective, (of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
Pliotron
noun, any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
platino-
lopolith
noun, a mass of igneous rock similar to a laccolith but concave downward rather than upward.
Conchita
noun, a female given name.
concerto
noun, a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
Coltrane
noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
colorant
noun, something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
colonial
noun, an inhabitant of a colony.
colocate
verb (used with or without object), to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
plethora
noun, overabundance; excess:
Lothario
noun, (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
plectron
noun, plectrum.
Platonic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
tolerant
adjective, inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
lecithal
adjective, having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
Alberoni
noun, Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
tortilla
noun, a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
ballonet
noun, an air or gasbag compartment in a balloon or airship, used to control buoyancy and maintain shape.
triptane
noun, a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
anechoic
adjective, (of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.
acrolith
noun, a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.
tranchet
noun, a stone implement with a horizontal, chisellike cutting edge, found at Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in macrolithic form, used as an adz, and in microlithic form, often mounted as the cutting head of an arrow.
acrolein
noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
anthrop.
bacteri-
tropical
noun, tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
Trochaic
noun, a trochee.
antihero
noun, a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
air-cool
verb (used with object), Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
antipole
noun, the opposite pole.
trotline
noun, a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
Tornillo
noun, screw bean.
Atherton
noun, Gertrude (Franklin) (Gertrude Franklin Horn) 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.
aphelion
noun, Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
abortion
noun, Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
Trollope
noun, Anthony, 1815–82, English novelist.
bachelor
noun, an unmarried man.
top-hole
adjective, first-rate.
trochlea
noun, a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
topnotch
adjective, first-rate:
tropaion
noun, a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
athletic
adjective, physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports:
balconet
noun, a railing or balustrade before a window, giving the effect of a balcony.
triplane
accentor
noun, any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
acceptor
noun, accepter.
acentric
adjective, not centered; having no center.
anchoret
noun, anchorite.
athonite
adjective, of or relating to Mount Athos.
Alcithoe
noun, a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
bacterin
noun, a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
apocrine
adjective, of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
Alberich
noun, a king of the dwarfs, the possessor of the tarnkappe and of the treasure of the Nibelungs.
tractile
adjective, capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
traction
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
achroite
noun, the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
archetto
noun, a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
tracheo-
echino-
coeliac
adjective, celiac.
Lobelia
noun, any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
October
noun, the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Oct.
cathect
verb (used with object), to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
pointel
noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
ectopic
adjective, occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
phonol.
ectopia
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
pointal
noun, pointel.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
ecbolic
adjective, Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.
Cattell
noun, James McKeen [muh-keen] /məˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1860–1944, U.S. psychologist, educator, and editor.
cocotte
noun, prostitute.
placebo
noun, Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology. a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine. a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
colonic
noun, an enema.
apricot
noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
ricotta
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
Phocion
noun, 402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
Carline
noun, an old woman.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
attrib.
caroche
noun, (in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
polecat
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).
carotin
noun, carotene.
phonate
verb (used with or without object), Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
catcher
noun, a person or thing that catches.
lirella
noun, the elongated, narrow apothecium of certain lichens.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
carpool
noun, Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
Elliott
noun, Herb(ert James) born 1938, Australian track athlete.
literal
noun, a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
cartoon
noun, a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
lobtail
verb (used without object), (of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
lithol.
althorn
noun, a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
phorate
noun, a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
techno-
cerato-
Obrecht
noun, Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1430–1505, Dutch composer and conductor.
Crotone
noun, a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
trental
noun, a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
cerotic
adjective, of or derived from cerotic acid.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
technol
trochal
adjective, resembling a wheel.
phreno-
technic
noun, technique.
cochlea
noun, a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
crochet
noun, needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
crocein
noun, any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
Oberlin
noun, Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
chalco-
athrill
adjective, affected with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement; tingling (usually used predicatively):
atiptoe
adverb, adjective, standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
phocine
adjective, of or relating to seals.
poacher
noun, a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
Locarno
noun, a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
ocellar
adjective, pertaining to an ocellus.
Oceanic
adjective, of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
locator
noun, a person who locates something.
rootcap
noun, the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
rootlet
noun, a little root.
ropable
adjective, capable of being roped.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
Cochran
noun, Jacqueline, 1910?–80, U.S. aviator.
centri-
centric
adjective, pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
centro-
plotter
noun, a person or thing that plots.
actino-
cephal-
Torelli
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
polenta
noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
enthral
verb (used with object), enthrall.
Opaline
adjective, of or like opal; opalescent.
Colbert
noun, Claudette (Lily Claudette Chauchoin) 1903–96, U.S. actress, born in France.
cabrito
noun, the meat of a young goat.
tertial
noun, a tertial feather.
alphorn
noun, alpenhorn.
phallic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
librate
verb (used without object), to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
reptant
adjective, repent2 .
ootheca
noun, a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
Allport
noun, Gordon W(illard) 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
calcine
noun, material resulting from calcination; calx.
top-hat
noun, a tall, cylindrical hat with a stiff brim usually slightly curved on the sides, worn by men especially on formal occasions. Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, silk hat.
ethnol.
calcite
noun, one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
caliber
noun, the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
phaeton
noun, any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
caboclo
noun, a Brazilian of Indian or mixed Indian and white ancestry.
calicle
noun, a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
tetanic
adjective, Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
brothel
noun, a house of prostitution.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
optical
noun, opticals, optical effects.
Halpern
noun, Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
Pontiac
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
triolet
noun, a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
thallic
adjective, of or containing thallium, especially in the trivalent state.
tertian
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
halicot
noun, haricot2 .
Ophelia
noun, a female given name.
Liberal
noun, a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
trollop
noun, an immoral or promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute.
cabinet
noun, a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
replant
verb (used with object), to plant again.
replica
noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
caliche
noun, a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
caliper
noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
lioncel
noun, a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
topical
noun, Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
Capitol
noun, the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
philter
noun, a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
tritone
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
philtre
noun, verb (used with object), philter.
phlebo-
Caprice
noun, a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
caprine
adjective, of or relating to goats.
topline
adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
epochal
adjective, of, relating to, or of the nature of an epoch.
caption
noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
carbine
noun, a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
cohabit
verb (used without object), to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
toprail
noun, the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
entopic
adjective, being or occurring in the usual place.
chalone
noun, an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
philol.
capelin
noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
ethical
adjective, pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
caltrop
noun, any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
plancer
noun, the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
ethanol
noun, alcohol (def 1).
aerobic
adjective, (of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
caloric
noun, heat.
Calorie
noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
calotte
noun, zucchetto.
pollera
noun, a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
etchant
noun, a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
Rhetian
noun, Raetic.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
Canopic
adjective, pertaining to Canopus.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
taction
noun, touch; contact.
Ercilla
noun, Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
chalice
noun, Ecclesiastical. a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass. the wine contained in it.
chancer
noun, a person who takes many risks.
trachle
noun, an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
taproot
noun, a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
Copehan
noun, Wintun.
pincher
noun, a person or thing that pinches.
Pinchot
noun, Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
Platter
noun, a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
Tarlton
noun, Richard, died 1588, English actor.
nitrate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
Tarbell
noun, Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, U.S. author.
platoon
noun, a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
no-ball
noun, an unfairly bowled ball.
circlet
noun, a small circle.
coontie
noun, either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
taphole
noun, a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
citrate
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
coolant
noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
Arecibo
noun, a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
Tortola
noun, the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
chronol
cittern
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
taboret
noun, a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
Corbeil
noun, a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
coranto
noun, courante.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
Pitcher
noun, a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
chopine
noun, a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
chorale
noun, a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
coracle
noun, a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
chorine
noun, a chorus girl.
chrono-
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
chorion
noun, Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
chorten
noun, (in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
chortle
noun, a gleeful chuckle.
pinball
noun, any of various games played on a sloping, glass-topped table presenting a field of colorful, knoblike target pins and rails, the object usually being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against these projections and through channels, which electrically flash or ring and record the score.
chronic
noun, Slang. cronic.
copilot
noun, a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
tortoni
noun, ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
pinhole
noun, a small hole made by or as by a pin.
Corbett
noun, James John ("Gentleman Jim") 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.
clip-on
noun, a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
Nichole
noun, a female given name.
Acheron
noun, Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
archine
noun, arshin.
tallith
noun, a shawllike garment of wool, silk, or the like, with fringes, or zizith, at the four corners, worn around the shoulders by Orthodox and Conservative (sometimes also Reform) Jews, as during the morning service.
tachiol
noun, silver fluoride.
talipot
noun, a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
concert
noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
Nicolet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
concept
noun, a general notion or idea; conception.
conceit
noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
conceal
verb (used with object), to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
aphotic
adjective, lightless; dark.
netball
noun, Tennis. a ball, on a return shot, that hits the top of the net and drops on the other side of the court, thus remaining in play.
clootie
noun, (usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
aphetic
adjective, pertaining to or due to aphesis.
planter
noun, a person who plants.
Nicolle
noun, Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
control
noun, the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
Clarice
noun, a female given name, form of Clara.
coacher
noun, a person who coaches; a coach.
niobate
noun, any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
Clapton
noun, Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
precool
verb (used with object), to cool in advance; cool artificially, as meat or fresh produce, before shipping.
nephric
adjective, renal.
Antioch
noun, Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
nephro-
archit.
contact
noun, the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
contra-
clatter
noun, a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
contort
verb (used with object), to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
tranche
noun, Finance. one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
colonel
noun, an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy.
choline
noun, Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
cholera
noun, Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
chancel
noun, the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
pibroch
noun, (in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
charnel
noun, a repository for dead bodies.
collate
verb (used with object), to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
pliable
adjective, easily bent; flexible; supple:
Collect
noun, any of certain brief prayers used in Western churches especially before the epistle in the communion service.
chattel
noun, Law.. Often, chattels. a movable article of personal property.
chatter
noun, purposeless or foolish talk.
triplet
noun, one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
cheiro-
collat.
Cheiron
noun, Chiron.
craniol
cranio-
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
piccolo
noun, a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute.
tabetic
noun, a person affected with tabes.
cheroot
noun, a cigar having open, untapered ends.
phrenol
phrenic
adjective, Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
picrate
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
acerbic
adjective, sour or astringent in taste:
cochair
noun, a cochairperson.
aphonic
noun, Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
chancre
noun, the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
criollo
noun, a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry. Compare Creole (def 1).
criolla
noun, a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
chanter
noun, a person who chants; singer.
chaotic
adjective, completely confused or disordered:
plicate
adjective, Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
Charlie
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
chaplet
noun, a wreath or garland for the head.
Chaplin
noun, Sir Charles Spencer ("Charlie") 1889–1977, English film actor, producer, and director; in U.S. 1910–52.
chapter
noun, a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
phrenia
cocaine
noun, a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
Charcot
noun, Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste [zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, French explorer.
Chariot
noun, a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
tabinet
noun, a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.
Collier
noun, a ship for carrying coal.
cholent
noun, a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
tortile
adjective, twisted; coiled.
cornice
noun, Architecture. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
chitter
verb (used without object), to twitter.
Cornell
noun, Ezra, 1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist.
Antheil
noun, George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
chloral
noun, Also called trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid aldehyde. a colorless, oily liquid, C 2 Cl 3 HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate.
corncob
noun, the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.
chloric
adjective, of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state.
coalbin
noun, a bin used for holding coal.
tartine
noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
chloro-
anthill
noun, a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
Corinth
noun, an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
Corelli
noun, Arcangelo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
Lothian
noun, a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
cholate
noun, the salt form of cholic acid.
corbina
noun, a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
antero-
Corolla
noun, the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
article
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
Chillan
noun, a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
chicane
noun, deception; chicanery.
Chicano
noun, a Mexican-American.
Cortona
noun, Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
Chilcat
noun, Chilkat.
trenail
noun, treenail.
notable
noun, a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
chiller
noun, a person or thing that chills.
neolith
noun, a Neolithic stone implement.
Chillon
noun, an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva.
Loretta
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
achiote
noun, annatto.
coronet
noun, a small crown.
coronal
noun, a crown; coronet.
Another
pronoun, one more; an additional one:
Charlot
noun, Jean [jeen;; French zhahn] /dʒin;; French ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1898–1979, U.S. painter, lithographer, and illustrator; born in France and active in Mexico.
tactile
adjective, of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
potline
noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
reboant
adjective, resounding or reverberating loudly.
Parnell
noun, Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
boolean
noun, Computers. a Boolean data type.
Bettina
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
otolith
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
thorite
noun, a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
tonetic
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
Otranto
noun, Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
Hilbert
noun, David [dey-vid;; German dah-vit] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; German ˈdɑ vɪt/ (Show IPA), 1862–1943, German mathematician.
iceboat
noun, a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
Bonaire
noun, an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
Perilla
noun, any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
tricho-
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
raccoon
noun, a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
hilltop
noun, the top or summit of a hill.
portent
noun, an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
pelican
noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
hipbone
noun, innominate bone.
hirable
adjective, able to be hired; fit for hiring.
portico
noun, a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
rattoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
ballett
noun, an early 17th-century dancelike vocal composition similar to the madrigal in style.
portion
noun, a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
bicolor
noun, a flag divided into two major areas of color.
hobnail
noun, a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
betroth
verb (used with object), to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions):
Boothia
noun, a peninsula in N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America; former location of the north magnetic pole.
potable
noun, Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
benthic
adjective, of or relating to a benthos.
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
heparin
noun, Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
Bellona
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of war.
hepatic
noun, a medicine acting on the liver.
abettor
noun, a person who abets.
ortolan
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
alcohol
noun, Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C 2 H 5 OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, produced by yeast fermentation of certain carbohydrates, as grains, molasses, starch, or sugar, or obtained synthetically by hydration of ethylene or as a by-product of certain hydrocarbon syntheses: used chiefly as a solvent in the extraction of specific substances, in beverages, medicines, organic synthesis, lotions, tonics, colognes, rubbing compounds, as an automobile radiator antifreeze, and as a rocket fuel. Compare denatured alcohol, methyl alcohol.
borneol
noun, a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
hepato-
protect
verb (used with object), to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
tobacco
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff.
Leclair
noun, Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
parotic
adjective, situated about or near the ear.
Bepaint
verb (used with object), to cover or smear with paint.
Berchta
noun, Perchta.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
Ilocano
noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
Othello
noun, a tragedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
boracic
adjective, boric.
Othniel
noun, a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
Partlet
noun, a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
partite
noun, an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
practic
adjective, practical.
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
PT-boat
noun, a small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Perchta
noun, the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
bicorne
noun, a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
lection
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
paletot
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.
hoplite
noun, a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
peloton
noun, an ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th century, usually having a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different color.
biotech
noun, biotechnology.
biotope
noun, a portion of a habitat characterized by uniformity in climate and distribution of biotic and abiotic components, as a tidal pool or a forest canopy.
potboil
verb (used without object), to create potboilers.
blatter
noun, the act or sound of blattering.
blather
noun, foolish, voluble talk:
trophic
adjective, of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
latchet
noun, a strap or lace used to fasten a shoe.
biotron
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
tropho-
Blanche
noun, a female given name: ultimately from a Germanic word meaning “white.”.
Horatio
noun, a male given name.
biplane
noun, an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
Bleriot
noun, Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
bipolar
adjective, having two poles, as the earth.
hot-pot
noun, mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.
birchen
adjective, of or relating to birch.
biretta
noun, a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
peloria
noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
balloon
noun, a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
hotline
noun, hot line.
Hornell
noun, a city in S New York.
bittern
noun, any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
bitonal
adjective, marked by or using bitonality.
hornito
noun, a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
triable
Alebion
noun, a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
panicle
noun, a compound raceme.
paniolo
noun, a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
pothole
noun, a deep hole; pit.
tipcart
noun, a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
parboil
verb (used with object), to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
Holbein
noun, Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), ("the elder") 1465?–1524, German painter.
Balliol
noun, a college of Oxford University, founded before 1268.
potiche
noun, a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
Boeotia
noun, a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
lattice
noun, a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
ralline
adjective, belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
Latrobe
noun, Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
rathole
noun, a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
Tibetan
noun, a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
blotter
noun, a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
potherb
noun, any herb prepared as food by cooking in a pot, as spinach, or added as seasoning in cookery, as thyme.
tin-pot
adjective, inferior; paltry; shoddy.
blooper
noun, Informal. an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV.
pantile
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
paillon
noun, a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
bloater
noun, a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
pai-loo
noun, (in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
binocle
noun, binocular (def 1).
blither
adjective, joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful:
Panther
noun, the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
Balochi
noun, Baluchi.
ratchet
noun, a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
Tiepolo
noun, Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
lactone
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
hernio-
bellhop
noun, a person who is employed, especially by a hotel, to carry guests' luggage, run errands, etc.
patroon
noun, a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
pattern
noun, a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
orectic
adjective, of or relating to desire; appetitive.
Lepanto
noun, Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
prolate
adjective, elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
Leonora
noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
breccia
noun, rock composed of angular fragments of older rocks melded together.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
intreat
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
brattle
noun, a clattering noise.
proline
noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
Hebraic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
orcinol
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
inthral
verb (used with object), enthrall.
porcine
adjective, of or relating to swine.
toheroa
noun, a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
branchi
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
porcino
noun, Usually, porcini. cep.
Braille
noun, Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
helical
adjective, pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
patriot
noun, a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
pronate
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.
helico-
procto-
Labiche
noun, Eugène Marin [œ-zhen ma-ran] /œˈʒɛn maˈrɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1815–88, French dramatist.
ornith-
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
iterant
adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
topcoat
noun, a lightweight overcoat.
bronchi
noun, plural of bronchus.
bronch-
haplont
noun, the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
prattle
noun, the act of prattling.
peccant
adjective, sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
petrol.
Barnett
noun, a male given name.
Pechora
noun, a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
probate
noun, Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
harelip
noun, Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
bricole
noun, Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
haricot
noun, any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
Alberti
noun, Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
Britton
noun, Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
brittle
noun, a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
Britten
noun, (Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.
orbital
noun, Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
Harnett
noun, William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
harpoon
noun, a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
brioche
noun, a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.
baronet
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
petitor
noun, a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
hot-air
noun, empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
inhaler
noun, an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
hellcat
noun, a bad-tempered, spiteful, woman; shrew.
patient
noun, a person who is under medical care or treatment.
pathol.
bottler
noun, a person, thing, or company that bottles.
pronota
noun, the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
Helprin
noun, Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Bottrop
noun, a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
Laconic
adjective, using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
theorbo
noun, an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck.
hellion
noun, a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
Lachine
noun, a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
theriac
noun, molasses; treacle.
braccio
noun, an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 cm), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 cm).
praline
noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
Helicon
noun, a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
Bothnia
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
therian
noun, a therian animal.
hencoop
noun, a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
ipecac
noun, the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
hottie
noun, a sexually attractive person.
Plante
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
Concha
noun, Anatomy. a shell-like structure, especially the external ear. any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
hotter
noun, the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
planer
noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
anther
noun, the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
plench
noun, a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
rancho
noun, a ranch.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
probit
noun, a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
tribal
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
Apollo
noun, the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
antho-
Ranchi
noun, a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
Naboth
noun, the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
collet
noun, a collar or enclosing band.
conch-
Collie
noun, one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
albino
noun, a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Cooper
noun, a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
trich-
natter
noun, a conversation; chat.
pother
noun, commotion; uproar.
tactic
noun, tactics (def 1).
lactic
adjective, of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
albeit
conjunction, although; even if:
Hotien
noun, Wade-Giles. Hotan.
corona
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
Conroe
noun, a town in E Texas.
planch
noun, a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.
colent
coroll
preach
verb (used with object), to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
Albert
noun, Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
incher
noun, something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
Cornel
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
Triton
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
pronto
adverb, promptly; quickly.
collab
Collar
noun, the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
contr.
incept
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
collo-
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Concho
inarch
verb (used with object), to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
Corbin
noun, Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
platen
noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
Alcott
noun, (Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
coolie
noun, an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
tricot
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
coolth
noun, coolness.
Alboin
noun, died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
plani-
inter.
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
labret
noun, an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
copier
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
Napoli
noun, Italian name of Naples.
intact
adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
Lottie
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
cooner
noun, coon dog.
icecap
noun, a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
Potter
noun, a person who makes pottery.
cooler
noun, a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
pleach
verb (used with object), to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
pottle
noun, a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
Colton
noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
icono-
Platte
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.
tabret
noun, a small tabor.
cootie
noun, a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
tribo-
tacho-
Cooter
noun, Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
ptero-
cootch
noun, cooch.
copro-
Proton
noun, a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
Corbie
noun, a raven or crow.
iatro-
Albion
noun, Alebion.
Napier
noun, neper.
corbel
noun, any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
proto-
Horton
noun, a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
plater
noun, a person or thing that plates.
aplite
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
corban
noun, a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
collop
noun, a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
albite
noun, the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
anthol
planet
noun, Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
labile
adjective, apt or likely to change.
potion
noun, a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
pleio-
lotion
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Rachel
noun, Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
inhale
verb (used with object), to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
lacto-
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
plano-
copter
noun, helicopter.
intro.
labio-
Coptic
noun, an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
intra-
racoon
noun, raccoon.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
Lahore
noun, a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
narco-
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
potent
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.
lineal
adjective, being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
lintel
noun, a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
eolith
noun, a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
Richet
noun, Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
richen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become rich or richer.
porion
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
police
noun, Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
eparch
noun, the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
Alioth
noun, a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
riblet
noun, a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
helio-
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
polit.
rhotic
noun, a rhotic sound.
polite
adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
rhino-
helic-
eroto-
Leipoa
noun, mallee fowl.
rhinal
adjective, of or relating to the nose; nasal.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
Hector
noun, Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
enrich
verb (used with object), to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
Ellora
noun, a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
herbal
noun, a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
A-line
noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
lectin
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
hepta-
Alpine
noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
BArchE
hepcat
noun, a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
enhalo
verb (used with object), to surround with or as with a halo.
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
henbit
noun, a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
enroll
verb (used with object), to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
hepat-
Lionel
noun, a male given name, form of Leon.
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
Pollen
noun, the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
rhenic
adjective, of or containing rhenium.
hernia
noun, the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
Haller
noun, Albrecht von [German ahl-brekht fuh n] /German ˈɑl brɛxt fən/ (Show IPA), 1708–77, Swiss physiologist, botanist, and writer.
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
lepto-
Lepton
noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
Allier
noun, a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
harlot
noun, a prostitute; whore.
Harbin
noun, a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
haptic
noun, Usually, haptics. Digital Technology. a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device: an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
halite
noun, a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
Libera
noun, an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
Hallel
noun, a liturgical prayer consisting of all or part of Psalms 113–118, recited on Passover, Shavuoth, Sukkoth, Hanukkah, and Rosh Hodesh.
Hallie
noun, a female given name.
aeron.
all-in
adjective, Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
hapten
noun, a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
halloo
interjection, noun, hallo.
poncho
noun, a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
haplo-
liable
adjective, legally responsible:
halter
noun, a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
lethal
adjective, of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal:
Pontic
noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
pontil
noun, punty.
Lepcha
noun, a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
habile
adjective, skillful; dexterous; adroit.
hecto-
lentic
adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
hectic
adjective, characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
Hebron
noun, an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
ethion
noun, a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
Ethiop
adjective, noun, Ethiopian.
ethnic
noun, a member of an ethnic group.
recti-
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
lentil
noun, a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
aethon
noun, triethyl orthoformate.
ethno-
Hattic
adjective, of or relating to the Hatti.
Rheita
noun, a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
lichen
noun, any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
retool
verb (used with object), to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
hatter
noun, a maker or seller of hats.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
hatpin
noun, a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
heriot
noun, a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
rillet
noun, a little rill; streamlet.
tablet
noun, a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
holler
noun, a loud cry used to express pain or surprise, to attract attention, to call for help, etc.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
lather
noun, foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
Honora
noun, a female given name.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
Lettic
adjective, of or relating to the Letts or their language.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
holpen
verb, a past participle of help.
alible
adjective, nutritive; nourishing.
latten
noun, a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
latter
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
looper
noun, a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
plinth
noun, a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
actin-
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
anchor
noun, any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
ratite
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
lollop
verb (used without object), British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
Hoenir
noun, a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
CRONIC
noun, very potent marijuana.
Hooper
noun, a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
Horite
noun, an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
horol.
Hornie
noun, Satan.
hornet
noun, any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
trench
noun, Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
Cotter
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
Cotton
noun, a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
cranch
verb (used with or without object), noun, crunch.
hoopla
noun, bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
Horace
noun, (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
latent
adjective, present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
cratch
noun, a crib for fodder; manger.
potato
noun, Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
rotten
adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
hooter
noun, a person or thing that hoots.
pliant
adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
Lolita
noun, (italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
litho.
Trento
noun, Italian name of Trent.
hiero-
echoic
adjective, resembling an echo.
loathe
verb (used with object), to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
reboot
noun, an act or instance of restarting a computer.
robalo
noun, snook2 (def 1).
recall
noun, an act of recalling.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
L-line
noun, one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
triple
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
Littre
noun, Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
Heroin
noun, a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
heroic
noun, Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Little
noun, a small amount, quantity, or degree:
litter
noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
litten
adjective, lighted1 .
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
lobate
adjective, having a lobe lobes; lobed.
hieron
noun, (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
crotch
noun, a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
rotate
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
Croton
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
Hobart
noun, Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
rattle
noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
ratton
noun, a rat.
Hitler
noun, Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
cteno-
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Hilton
noun, Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
poetic
noun, poetics.
Lochia
noun, the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
hilloa
interjection, noun, hallo.
Hiller
noun, Dame Wendy, 1912–2003, British actress.
Hillel
noun, ("ha-Zaken") c60 b.c.–a.d. 9? Palestinian rabbi, president of the Sanhedrin and interpreter of Biblical law: first to formulate definitive hermeneutic principles.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
portal
noun, a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
rebato
noun, rabato.
locale
noun, a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
pocill
Lobito
noun, a seaport in W Angola.
rochet
noun, a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
plaint
noun, a complaint.
brooch
noun, a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.
Brecht
noun, Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
thecia
noun, hymenium.
orchil
noun, a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
petro-
broach
noun, Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
tootle
noun, the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like.
broche
noun, (in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
oracle
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.
bronco
noun, a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
option
noun, the power or right of choosing.
breach
noun, the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
Thanet
noun, Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
Thallo
thaler
noun, any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
tetra-
Ophite
noun, a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
Cabell
noun, James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
operon
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
cablet
noun, a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
cachet
noun, an official seal, as on a letter or document.
cahier
noun, Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
Cahill
noun, an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
cahoot
Idioms, go cahoots, to share equally; become partners: Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
breath
noun, the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
theirn
pronoun, theirs.
pheno-
Orphic
adjective, of or relating to Orpheus.
bootie
noun, Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
balche
noun, (among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
Bootle
noun, a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
borane
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
borate
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
Otello
noun, an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
Boreal
adjective, of or relating to the north wind.
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
Borneo
noun, an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
ortho-
abient
adjective, tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
thibet
noun, Tibet (def 1).
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
bother
noun, something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
thenar
noun, the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
tonlet
noun, a skirt of plates.
thetic
adjective, positive; dogmatic.
bottle
noun, a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
orphan
noun, a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
theol.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Orlich
noun, Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
branch
noun, a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
Oriole
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
bailor
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
branle
noun, a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
orihon
noun, a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
phatic
adjective, denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
oolith
noun, any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
Bontoc
noun, Bontok.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
troche
noun, a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
oillet
noun, eyelet (def 5).
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.
accel.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
attorn
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
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.
carpic
carpo-
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
phobia
noun, a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
attire
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
phonet
accent
noun, prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
phonic
adjective, of or relating to speech sounds.
phono-
octroi
noun, (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
Cather
noun, Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
Cathie
noun, a female given name, form of Catherine.
atopic
adjective, of or relating to atopy.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
octant
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
phobic
noun, a person suffering from a phobia.
caribe
noun, piranha.
calci-
phiale
noun, a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
Tophet
noun, a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
oolite
noun, a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
calico
noun, a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
caliph
noun, a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
phenol
noun, Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
caller
noun, a person or thing that calls.
calli-
callop
noun, golden perch.
Callot
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
terbia
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
cancel
noun, an act of canceling.
Cancer
noun, Pathology. a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites. any disease characterized by such growths.
cohort
noun, a group or company:
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
Olathe
noun, a city in E Kansas.
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
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.
Philae
noun, an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
philo-
caplet
caplin
noun, capelin.
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.
carbo-
carbon
noun, Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
tephra
noun, clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
Olcott
noun, Chauncey (Chancellor John Olcott) 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.
carhop
noun, a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
thoria
noun, a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
bonito
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
cattle
noun, bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
tropo-
patho-
pathic
Belloc
noun, Hilaire [hi-lair] /hɪˈlɛər/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, English essayist, poet, and satirist, born in France.
Beloit
noun, a city in S Wisconsin.
Belton
noun, a town in W Missouri.
patent
noun, the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
Benita
noun, a female given name.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
pectin
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
Berith
noun, Brith.
Berlin
noun, a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
Bertha
noun, a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
tither
noun, a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
Belial
noun, Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
parole
noun, Penology. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. such release or its duration. an official document authorizing such a release.
bettor
noun, a person who bet.
Baltic
noun, the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
Bhopal
noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
Bianco
noun, Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
tiptoe
noun, the tip or end of a toe.
Bichat
noun, Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
Parcel
noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
bicone
noun, an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
Bicorn
noun, bicorne.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
patine
noun, patina.
Pelion
noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
batho-
barhop
verb (used without object), Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
barit.
barite
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
Toller
noun, a person or thing that tolls.
Barnet
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
banter
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
Barolo
noun, a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
Patton
noun, Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
pattle
noun, paddle1 (def 11).
patter
noun, a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
bather
noun, a person or thing that bathes.
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.
Patten
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.
pectic
adjective, pertaining to pectin.
toilet
noun, a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
battel
noun, an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
batten
noun, a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
batter
noun, Printing. a damaged area on the face of type or plate. the resulting defect in print.
battle
noun, a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
patrol
noun, a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
beacon
noun, a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
toecap
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
patri-
tocher
noun, a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
Beaton
noun, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
tipcat
noun, a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
tinter
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
threat
noun, a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
throne
noun, the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
penta-
boatel
noun, a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
boater
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
boccie
noun, an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green.
trophi
plural noun, the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
Bohlen
noun, Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
throat
noun, the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
thrill
noun, a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
thrice
adverb, three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
boiler
noun, a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc. Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
troph-
threap
noun, an argument; quarrel.
blotto
adjective, very drunk; so drunk as to be unconscious or not know what one is doing.
thrall
noun, a person who is in bondage; slave.
bolero
noun, a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
bolita
noun, a form of numbers pool.
Thrale
noun, Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
Thrace
noun, an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
Thorpe
noun, James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
ballet
noun, a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
boltel
noun, Also, boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell. a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo.
Bolton
noun, a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
Baliol
noun, John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
thoron
noun, a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
bonaci
noun, any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
pencil
noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
blotch
noun, a large, irregular spot or blot.
billet
noun, lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
pallor
noun, unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
billon
noun, an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
panto-
binate
adjective, produced or borne in pairs; double.
pantie
noun, panties.
panier
noun, pannier.
tinct.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
tropic
noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
ballot
noun, a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
Pellan
noun, Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
palter
verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
palolo
noun, palolo worm.
bitten
noun, an act of biting.
Penchi
noun, Benxi.
pallet
noun, a bed or mattress of straw.
Tiller
noun, a person who tills; farmer.
Blaine
noun, James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
pelota
noun, a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
Blanch
verb (used with object), to whiten by removing color; bleach:
paleon
paleo-
bleach
noun, a bleaching agent.
blench
verb (used without object), to shrink; flinch; quail:
pairle
noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
ballon
noun, the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
Blithe
noun, a female given name.
tictoc
noun, an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
tictac
noun, a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
octane
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.
terat-
Catton
noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
Pinole
noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
Chenab
noun, a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
cliche
noun, a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
cleric
noun, a member of the clergy.
Nicole
noun, a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
clench
noun, the act of clenching.
niello
noun, a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
picro-
Pictor
noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
Chelan
noun, Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
nother
adjective, Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
archon
noun, a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
archt.
chicle
noun, a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
notate
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
Arctic
noun, (often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
client
noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
picaro
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
chilo-
piolet
noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
cloche
noun, a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim.
Chanel
noun, Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
Archie
noun, a male given name, form of Archibald.
Chapel
noun, a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
phren.
charco
noun, a water hole, pool, or puddle.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
Torino
noun, Turin.
clinch
noun, the act of clinching.
Charon
noun, Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
pintle
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
teapot
noun, a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
chaton
noun, Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
clino-
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
archil
noun, orchil.
cheapo
noun, Slang. cheapo.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Chilon
noun, flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
clonic
adjective, of or relating to clonus.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Choate
noun, Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
pillar
noun, an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
Chron.
acetic
adjective, pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
choice
noun, an act or instance of choosing; selection:
chorio
choric
adjective, of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
chori-
chorea
noun, any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
aceto-
Nobile
noun, Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
chole-
nocti-
choral
noun, chorale.
choler
noun, irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
no-hit
adjective, of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
Chopin
noun, an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
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.
cholla
noun, any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
Cholon
noun, a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
chiro-
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
citole
noun, cittern.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Chino-
circle
noun, a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
Chirac
noun, Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
chiral
adjective, (of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
cipher
noun, zero.
Chiron
noun, Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
Pilate
noun, Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
nitro-
chital
noun, axis deer.
chiton
noun, Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
C-in-C
pineal
adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
chlor-
Cicero
noun, a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
Cibola
noun, the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
Chance
noun, the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
choora
noun, an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
chalet
noun, a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
taille
noun, French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Neilah
noun, the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
centi-
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
centr-
obtect
adjective, (of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
Archbp
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
cobalt
noun, a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
Achill
noun, an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
cerat-
Nepali
noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
Cochin
noun, one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
necro-
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
plaice
noun, a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
cohoba
noun, parica.
Telloh
noun, a village in SE Iraq, between the lower Tigris and Euphrates: site of the ancient Sumerian city of Lagash.
tellin
noun, any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
ochrea
noun, ocrea.
ochone
interjection, ohone.
celiac
adjective, of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
placet
noun, an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
celto-
coheir
noun, a joint heir.
cellar
noun, a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
placer
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.
ocelot
noun, a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
coeno-
accept
verb (used with object), to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
Celtic
noun, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
ceriph
noun, serif.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
Lipton
noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
Photon
noun, a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. Symbol: γ.
Oberon
noun, (in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
oblate
noun, a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
talent
noun, a special natural ability or aptitude:
Clotho
noun, the Fate who spins the thread of life.
chaine
noun, a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
Talbot
noun, a hound with long pendent ears.
Obelia
noun, a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
photo-
archi-
clothe
verb (used with object), to dress; attire.
photic
adjective, of or relating to light.
nephr-
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
Pablo
noun, a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
penal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
Nobel
noun, Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
lotto
noun, a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
neath
preposition, beneath.
pleat
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
plane
noun, a flat or level surface.
part.
nitre
noun, niter.
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
lathi
noun, a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
Patti
noun, Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
Parl.
30-30
Necho
noun, Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
parle
noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Nebr.
parol
noun, something stated or declared.
place
noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
perch
noun, a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
Noble
noun, a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician. Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
ither
adjective, pronoun, adverb, other.
Neth.
Leach
noun, the act or process of leaching.
peach
noun, the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
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.
plait
noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
plan-
plain
noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
patch
noun, a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
Pratt
noun, Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
label
noun, a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
peri-
Porto
noun, Portuguese name of Oporto.
tribe
noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
Lahti
noun, a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
prate
noun, act of prating.
noct-
potto
noun, any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
Lotta
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Lotte
noun, angler (def 3).
pitch
noun, relative point, position, or degree:
Troth
noun, faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
trite
adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
nitr-
lapin
noun, a rabbit.
troch
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
larch
noun, any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
path-
natch
adverb, of course; naturally.
Trill
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
nacho
noun, a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
Pella
noun, a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
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.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Panic
noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
prae-
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
pant-
lapel
noun, either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
patr-
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
plat.
Paoli
noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
Nepal
noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
niche
noun, an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Lathe
noun, a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
Pinel
noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
lact-
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Laith
adjective, loath.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Plato
noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
achoo
interjection, ahchoo.
acpt.
pale-
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Pitta
noun, any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
Plate
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
Plath
noun, Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
labor
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
latch
noun, a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
pari-
aholt
noun, ahold.
natl.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
aitch
noun, the letter H, h.
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.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
parch
verb (used with object), to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
acct.
plio-
Lilac
noun, any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
Lille
noun, a city in and the capital of Nord, in N France.
Phil.
onlap
noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
Lillo
noun, George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
Phila
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.”.
phial
noun, vial.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
onco-
phile
aero-
polio
noun, poliomyelitis.
Ollie
noun, a male given name, form of Oliver.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
obole
noun, a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
Poler
noun, a person or thing that poles.
onto-
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Obote
noun, (Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
troll
noun, a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
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.
Libra
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
phane
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
phano
noun, fanon.
licet
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
PharB
pheon
noun, a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
plica
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
Pheba
noun, a female day name for Friday. See under day name.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Licht
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb, light1 .
acerb
adjective, acerbic.
looie
noun, a lieutenant of the armed forces.
plier
noun, pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
obeah
noun, a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
oleo-
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
pibal
noun, the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
ochre
noun, any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
local
noun, a local train, bus, etc.
lithe
adjective, bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
ohone
interjection, alas!
ocher
noun, any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
tripe
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
litre
noun, liter.
poet.
Ochoa
noun, Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
octo-
phone
noun, telephone (def 1).
Llano
noun, an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
lobar
adjective, of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
octa-
octet
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
loach
noun, any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
Lith.
OIcel
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
loche
noun, the North American burbot.
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
OBrit
phobe
poach
verb (used with object), to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
phot.
phon.
phore
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
liter
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
aeri-
poche
noun, the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
lipo-
cero-
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
polar
adjective, of or relating to the North or South Pole.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
loper
noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
Ophir
noun, a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
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.
Petit
adjective, small; petty; minor.
trop-
Pilea
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
Orth.
troop
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
pilch
noun, an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
pleo-
Norco
noun, a town in S California.
Lehar
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
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.
loath
adjective, unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
Leila
noun, a female given name.
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.
orlop
noun, the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
Orlon
Leith
noun, a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
pleon
noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
abhor
verb (used with object), to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
petal
noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
pert.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
peril
noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
pilot
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
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.
ottar
noun, attar (def 1).
pilon
noun, something extra; lagniappe.
leapt
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
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).
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
lect.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
acro-
Port.
Perth
noun, Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
Othin
noun, Odin.
Other
noun, the other one:
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
nopal
noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
peta-
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
Liber
noun, phloem.
pico-
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
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.
noto-
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
aboon
adverb, preposition, above.
picot
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
pooch
noun, a dog.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
orach
noun, any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
opto-
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.
optic
noun, the eye.
Loral
adjective, of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
petti
noun, petticoat (def 1).
libel
noun, Law. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. the act or crime of publishing it. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
acet-
Letha
noun, a female given name.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
North
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
porch
noun, an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Pilar
adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
lento
adverb, slowly.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
poori
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
orial
Letch
noun, a lecherous desire or craving.
petr-
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
notch
noun, an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
orch.
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
petri
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Poole
noun, a port in Dorset, in S England.
aboil
adverb, adjective, boiling:
Lipan
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
BAPCT
pret.
cine-
areo-
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
tapir
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
Circe
noun, Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
CIRCA
preposition, adverb, about: (used especially in) approximate dates: Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
Boole
noun, George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
cinch
noun, a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
total
noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
Cilla
noun, a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
Boone
noun, Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Booth
noun, a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Bonpa
noun, a member of the Bön sect.
tarot
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
Cleon
noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
bonce
noun, head; skull.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
Clerc
noun, Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
clept
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Thorn
noun, a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
clapt
verb, simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
tanto
adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
Chico
noun, greasewood (def 1).
Thira
noun, Thera.
chine
noun, a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
China
noun, a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
Chin.
Chill
noun, coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
Chile
noun, chili.
tater
noun, potato.
Chita
noun, a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
Chiba
noun, a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
chiao
noun, jiao.
Chian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Chios.
Borel
noun, Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
boric
adjective, of or containing boron; boracic.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
chirp
noun, a chirping sound.
Chloe
noun, the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
chott
noun, a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
Chola
noun, a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
chore
noun, a small or odd job; routine task.
thole
noun, a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
chopa
noun, any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
thirl
verb (used with object), to pierce.
choli
noun, a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
arith
chol-
boral
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
choir
noun, a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arnel
Balch
noun, Emily Greene, 1867–1961, U.S. economist, sociologist, and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
Torte
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
Borah
noun, William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
clipt
noun, the act of clipping.
Thorp
noun, a hamlet; village.
chert
noun, a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
Colon
noun, the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
trait
noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
conc.
tacit
adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
color
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
Colo.
cont.
Tract
noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
Apoc.
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
coll.
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
colic
noun, paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
conic
noun, Geometry. conic section.
Conte
noun, count2 .
April
noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
co-op
noun, a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
anti-
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
copal
noun, a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
Brit.
coopt
verb (used with object), to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
coop.
conto
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
tacet
verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
cooch
noun, a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
tache
noun, a buckle; clasp.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
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.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
tonia
coact
verb (used with or without object), to do or act together.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
arche
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
coach
noun, a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
Arch.
taint
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
Boito
noun, Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
cloth
noun, a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
bolar
adjective, of or relating to bole or clay.
cloot
noun, a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
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.
taler
noun, thaler.
Bohol
noun, an island in the S central Philippines. 1492 sq. mi. (3864 sq. km).
cobia
noun, a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
colat
Cohan
noun, George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
boart
noun, bort.
throe
noun, a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
Tahoe
noun, Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
Boche
noun, Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
throb
noun, the act of throbbing.
Cohen
noun, Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
coble
noun, a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
coel-
cocoa
noun, a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
Arbil
noun, Erbil.
toti-
Bohea
noun, an inferior grade of black tea.
Cobra
noun, any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
COBOL
noun, a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
Teach
noun, Informal. teacher.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
bloop
noun, a clumsy mistake.
canc.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
BLitt
Cant.
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.
Calpe
noun, ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
BPhil
tono-
Caleb
noun, a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
calc-
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Terah
noun, the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
topo-
Carin
noun, a female given name.
BArch
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Carib
noun, a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
carb-
tera-
Tepic
noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
Capt.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
topic
noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Brale
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
Torah
noun, the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Compare Tanach.
bronc
noun, bronco:
Thare
noun, Terah.
Tharp
noun, Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Brice
noun, Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
broth
noun, thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
Brill
noun, a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
broil
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
Thant
noun, U, U Thant.
broch
noun, a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
tooth
noun, (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
Broca
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
theca
noun, a case or receptacle.
theat
Britt
noun, a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
Brett
noun, a male or female given name.
Thane
noun, Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
Bacon
noun, the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
Brant
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
cacti
noun, any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
caco-
theo-
cache
noun, a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
Cabot
noun, John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
Brent
noun, brant.
bact.
Cable
noun, a heavy, strong rope.
cabin
noun, a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
Cabet
noun, Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
caber
noun, a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
Teton
noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
their
noun, any male person or animal; a man:
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.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
boro-
atilt
adjective, adverb, with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
chair
noun, a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
Chain
noun, a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
Bothe
noun, Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
tech.
Chaco
noun, a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
Theta
noun, the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
chant
noun, a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
ation
cert.
tecta
noun, a rooflike structure.
ceric
adjective, containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
atoll
noun, a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Botha
noun, Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
chap.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
chart
noun, a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
boron
noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
thio-
thine
pronoun, the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
chela
noun, the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
cheat
noun, a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
cheap
Idioms, cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
botch
noun, a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
chape
noun, the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
Thill
noun, either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
botel
noun, boatel.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
Athel
noun, a male given name.
Chari
noun, Shari.
char-
Athol
noun, a city in central Massachusetts.
Thera
noun, a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
theor
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
brail
noun, Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
torch
noun, a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
Cath.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
Attic
noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
tenia
noun, taenia.
tenth
noun, one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
atto-
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
carp-
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
carob
noun, a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
teno-
Tench
noun, a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
cella
noun, the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
cent.
Cenci
noun, Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
Brace
noun, something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
Cello
noun, the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
Brahe
noun, Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
baith
adjective, pronoun, both.
Ceiba
noun, the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
Cecil
noun, (Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
telo-
bract
noun, a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
Tibet
noun, Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
Bloch
noun, Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
Recit
Henri
noun, Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
Helot
noun, a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
Bello
noun, Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
hello
noun, the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
heli-
Herat
noun, a city in NW Afghanistan.
recpt
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
rect.
Heian
adjective, of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
hect-
recip
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
heart
noun, Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
belah
noun, beefwood.
Hoban
noun, James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
Hoare
noun, Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
Tobit
noun, a book of the Apocrypha.
rcpt.
reach
noun, an act or instance of reaching:
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
belch
noun, an instance of belching; eructation.
Heron
noun, any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
Bella
noun, a female given name, form of Isabella.
hillo
interjection, noun, hallo.
Hilla
noun, a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
hier-
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
rebop
noun, bop1 .
herp.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
Hearn
noun, Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
allo-
tithe
noun, Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
allot
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
halo-
hallo
noun, the cry “hallo!”.
Halle
noun, Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
Hanoi
noun, a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
Betta
noun, fighting fish.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
rept.
habit
noun, an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
Haber
noun, Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
retch
noun, the act or an instance of retching.
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
Banco
noun, a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
rehab
noun, rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
hater
noun, a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
Reich
noun, (with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
bench
noun, a long seat for several persons:
berat
noun, a city in S central Albania.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
Beria
noun, Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
Hatti
noun, an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
Allen
noun, (Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
haole
noun, (among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
titre
noun, titer.
Harte
noun, (Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
reni-
berth
noun, a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
title
noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
haori
noun, a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
Tobol
noun, a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
alien
noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
Rhein
noun, the Rhine.
incor
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
in-lb
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
incr.
incl.
Bart.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
Prot.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
Alcor
ileo-
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
pron.
Barth
noun, John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
Ital.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
baric
adjective, of or containing barium.
Iran.
intr.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
baro-
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
prob.
probe
noun, the act of probing.
proc.
Prole
noun, a member of the proletariat.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
ichor
noun, Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
aleph
noun, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Horeb
noun, a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
horal
adjective, of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
Horae
plural noun, goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
raphe
noun, Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
ratch
noun, a ratchet.
Behan
noun, Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
Honor
noun, honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
Horne
noun, Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
rathe
adjective, Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
holo-
holla
interjection, (used as an informal greeting.)
beano
noun, bingo.
hort.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
bathe
noun, British. the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river. a swimming bath.
Icel.
batch
noun, a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
Horta
noun, Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
rall.
Ralph
noun, a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
ranch
noun, an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
hotel
noun, a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
Beach
noun, an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
Betti
noun, Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
haler
noun, heller2 (def 1).
ethic
noun, the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
Blain
noun, an inflammatory swelling or sore.
blent
noun, an act or manner of blending:
Croce
noun, Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
croon
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
bleat
noun, the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
blear
noun, a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
Trent
noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
blate
noun, bleat (def 4).
blare
noun, a loud, raucous noise:
Blanc
noun, a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
alto-
Blair
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
crit.
titer
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
robot
noun, a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
Birch
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Compare birch family.
birle
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
altho
conjunction, although.
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
birth
noun, an act or instance of being born:
bitch
noun, a female dog:
tilth
noun, the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
Rolla
noun, a city in S central Missouri.
Earth
noun, (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
Rollo
noun, Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
alti-
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
Ronco
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
roble
noun, a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
taboo
noun, a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice: Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
bloat
noun, Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
Corot
noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
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.
ante-
anth-
coria
noun, plural of corium.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Corpl
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
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.
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
copr-
Copht
noun, Copt.
corp.
corpn
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
rotte
noun, rote2 .
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
blite
noun, sea blite.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Taber
noun, tabor.
table
noun, an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
cotta
noun, a surplice.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
TREAT
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
eccl.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
bicep
noun, a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Balt.
encl.
Alope
noun, a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
Enoch
noun, the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
entia
noun, plural of ens.
ento-
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
Bihar
noun, a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
ephor
noun, one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
epoch
noun, a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Erbil
noun, a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
rhoea
rhine
noun, Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
rhin-
rhet.
ethal
noun, cetyl alcohol.
Ethan
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
Bicol
noun, Bikol.
Enlil
noun, the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
Brith
noun, the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
biont
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
ecto-
Roach
noun, a cockroach.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
econ.
Elath
noun, Eilat.
ecol.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
binal
adjective, double; twofold.
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
biol.
balon
noun, ballon.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Thin
adverb, in a thin manner.
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.
perh
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Tit.
thir
pronoun, these.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
Peba
noun, nine-banded armadillo.
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.
Toll
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
Pet.
tool
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Till
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
tion
tint
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
per.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
Tob.
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.
PERL
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
pelt
noun, the act of pelting.
toch
noun, Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
Trot
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
THOR
noun, Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
tilt
noun, an act or instance of tilting.
tile
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Tito
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Pen.
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
tron
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
rill
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
Pol.
Pola
noun, Pula.
pole
noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
Rich
noun, (used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Poll
noun, a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
Polo
noun, a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
Rhea
noun, the ramie plant or fiber.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
repl
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
RIPE
adjective, having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
Pooh
noun, an exclamation of “pooh.”.
roll
noun, a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
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.
pnea
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.
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.
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
RONA
poco
adverb, somewhat; rather:
rit.
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
poil
noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
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.
Roti
noun, roast.
Ptah
noun, an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rani
noun, ranee.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
RIBA
TRIB
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.
prao
noun, proa.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
pro-
pre-
prec
prin
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Pool
noun, a small body of standing water; pond.
poon
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
poor
noun, (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
tret
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
rel.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
tri-
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):
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
real
noun, real number.
RCCh
pot.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Roth
noun, Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
plot
noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
Thea
noun, a female given name.
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
tel-
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
phr.
teat
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
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.
pial
adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
pian
noun, yaws.
toro
noun, a bull.
Tell
noun, an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
Pich
noun, a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
tchr
Pict
noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
Pier
noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pil-
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
ten.
pile
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
teth
noun, the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
toot
noun, an act or sound of tooting.
top-
the-
that
Idioms, at that, in spite of something; nevertheless: in addition; besides:
Thar
noun, tahr.
than
conjunction, (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
Thai
noun, Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
thae
pronoun, adjective, those.
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
Phar
phat
noun, Typesetting. fat (def 23).
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.
topi
noun, topee.
ter.
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.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Tore
noun, a torus.
Tate
noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
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.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
plea
noun, an appeal or entreaty:
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
tRNA
tahr
noun, any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
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.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tach
noun, tachometer.
Tace
noun, tasset.
pleb
noun, a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
Pitt
noun, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
trit
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
tabi
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
tab.
thi-
rpt.
plie
noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
tote
noun, the act or course of toting.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
pill
noun, a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
tanh
tart
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
pina
noun, pineapple.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
PINE
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
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.
pith
noun, Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
tall
adverb, in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
Pire
noun, Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
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.
then
noun, that time:
1080
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
Boot
noun, a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
bor.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
bot.
Boor
noun, a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
both
pronoun, the one as well as the other:
bott
noun, bot2 .
HRIP
Horn
noun, one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
hora
noun, a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
ible
boon
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
Hopi
noun, a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
bola
noun, Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
boho
noun, bohemian (def 2):
Bohr
noun, Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
boil
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Bol.
bole
noun, the stem or trunk of a tree.
ical
Boll
noun, a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
Bolo
noun, a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
Bolt
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
Ice.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
ICAO
hor.
Hope
noun, the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
ile-
BTCh
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
hire
noun, the act of hiring.
hint
noun, an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
hilt
noun, the handle of a sword or dagger.
Hilo
noun, a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
Hill
noun, a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
HETP
noun, a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
btl.
HERO
noun, a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
herl
noun, a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
Herb
noun, a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
HERA
noun, the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
her.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
BPOE
Holi
noun, the Hindu spring festival.
hoot
noun, the cry of an owl.
hoop
noun, a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
hone
noun, a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
Holt
noun, a wood or grove.
holp
verb, a simple past tense of help.
Hole
noun, an opening through something; gap; aperture:
BRCA
noun, either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
HOLC
Hola
interjection, hi; hello:
hol-
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
hobo
noun, a tramp or vagrant.
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
hoar
noun, hoarfrost; rime.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
Ill.
help
noun, the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
Lalo
noun, (Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
bet.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Beta
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
Lani
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
lall
verb (used without object), to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
Beth
noun, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
clar
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Bhil
noun, a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lat.
Bice
noun, either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
Lech
noun, a lecherous desire or craving.
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.
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
Lela
noun, a female given name.
Lehr
noun, an oven used to anneal glass.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
LEAP
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Leal
adjective, loyal; true.
Leah
noun, the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
lea.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
lath
noun, a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
Lab.
Biel
noun, Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
blot
noun, a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
blat
noun, bleat (def 4).
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
blin
noun, singular of blini.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
blip
noun, Also called pip. Electronics. a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object. (loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
BLit
intl
blae
adjective, bluish-black; blue-gray.
int.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
inch
noun, a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Inc.
inae
bloc
noun, a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
blah
noun, nonsense; rubbish:
Ipoh
noun, a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
bile
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
Bill
noun, a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
itol
bin-
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
Itch
noun, the sensation of itching.
bitt
noun, Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
bio-
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
birl
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
Ire.
bite
noun, an act of biting.
hent
verb (used with object), to seize.
heir
noun, a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
Chr.
Chip
noun, a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
chit
noun, a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
Chon
noun, Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
chop
noun, an act or instance of chopping.
Crab
noun, any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
crat
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cort
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.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
Chic
noun, style and elegance, especially in dress:
chia
noun, a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
Chal
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.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Ceto
each
adverb, to, from, or for each; apiece:
chai
noun, a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
chat
noun, informal conversation:
crib
noun, a child's bed with enclosed sides.
Chen
noun, a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
ctr.
Cher
noun, a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
Chet
noun, a male given name, form of Chester.
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
croc
noun, crocodile.
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
coot
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
cet-
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
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.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cit.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clop
noun, a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
Cobh
noun, a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
clit
noun, clitoris.
clip
noun, the act of clipping.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
clap
noun, an act or instance of clapping.
clep
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
circ
noun, circular (def 9).
coca
noun, a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
coon
noun, raccoon.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
cool
noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
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.
Col.
coch
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
cir.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coho
noun, coho salmon.
Cohn
noun, Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
Coco
noun, coconut palm.
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.
eath
adjective, adverb, easy.
Hebr
Call
noun, a cry or shout.
cac-
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Etta
noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
Cal.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
pean
noun, paean.
Can.
haet
noun, a little bit; a whit.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
Eth.
etch
noun, Printing. an acid used for etching.
etc.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
cap.
Hab.
hail
noun, a shout or call to attract attention:
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
hate
noun, intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
Heb.
heat
noun, the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
hear
verb (used with object), to perceive by the ear:
HEAP
noun, a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
HEAO
heal
verb (used with object), to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
Hart
noun, a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
hair
noun, any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
Harp
noun, a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
Hare
noun, any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
Hapi
noun, Apis.
halt
noun, a temporary or permanent stop.
Hall
noun, a corridor or passageway in a building.
Hale
noun, (in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
hal-
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.
Caph
noun, kaph.
CERN
ect-
elhi
adjective, elementary and high-school:
Elba
noun, an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
CBEL
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
eco-
Catt
noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
echt
adjective, real; authentic; genuine.
Echo
noun, a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
cell
noun, a small room, as in a convent or prison.
cen.
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
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.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eph.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
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.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
epit
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
epic
noun, an epic poem.
epi-
Carn
noun, cairn.
Ella
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
cat.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
enl.
enc.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Elli
noun, an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
belt
noun, a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
orlo
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
att.
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.
art.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Nile
noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
ache
noun, a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
nill
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Aten
noun, Aton.
NIRA
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
NLRB
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Noah
noun, the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
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.
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.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
atic
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
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.
BAcc
Otto
noun, attar (def 1).
OTOH
Otoe
noun, Oto.
NCTE
oto-
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
neap
noun, neap tide.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
abr.
acc.
Atli
noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
attn
Neh.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
Nell
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
neo-
oro-
Neph
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
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.
ator
atop
preposition, on the top of:
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.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
nolo
noun, nolo contendere.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Alec
noun, a herring.
ance
oath
noun, a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
alt.
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
Ahir
noun, a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
all-
Oboe
noun, a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
obol
noun, a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Oct.
OAPC
Alco
Olpe
noun, a form of the oinochoe.
Ohio
noun, a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus. Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
Albi
noun, a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
Alb.
OLLA
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
airt
noun, a direction.
Aire
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
olio
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
ole-
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
ano-
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
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.
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
acr-
opia
OPer
open
noun, an open or clear space.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
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.
opah
noun, a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
ant.
NRAB
apt.
plural, apartment.
NRPB
ACTH
Apr.
Oona
noun, a female given name.
NTIA
apo-
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.
aer-
aph-
aet.
Ont.
BACH
noun, a bachelor.
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
lobi
noun, plural of lobus.
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
pat.
Beal
noun, a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lobe
noun, a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
par.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Pan.
Pall
noun, a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
Pali
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Pal.
lobo
noun, the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
BChE
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
Loch
noun, a lake.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
batt
noun, a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
Bate
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Loeb
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Pail
noun, bucket.
Bear
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
LitB
loll
noun, the act of lolling.
pct.
Bell
noun, a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
Bela
noun, a male given name.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Lett
noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
peal
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lib.
lice
noun, plural of louse.
lich
noun, the body; the trunk.
beat
noun, a stroke or blow.
lien
noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
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.
lit.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Lila
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
lilt
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
lin.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
lino
noun, linoleum.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
lip-
lipa
noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Lola
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
Loco
noun, locoweed.
banc
noun, the seat on which judges sit in court.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Bahr
noun, Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
able
noun, (usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
Bail
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
lote
noun, lotus.
abl.
loth
adjective, loath.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
paho
noun, a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
ABEL
noun, the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
abet
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
Ball
noun, a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Bali
noun, an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
Bale
noun, a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
bal.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
baht
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
Lope
noun, the act or the gait of loping.
Bael
noun, a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nah.
bar.
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
Loon
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
loop
noun, a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
loot
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
Lolo
noun, Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
Bare
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
CIE
CIC
CEO
CEC
AIC
ab-
Abp
abt
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
CCR
ap-
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
trp
AHL
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
abn
CIP
CIB
Tbi
ahi
noun, yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
an.
TBA
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ACP
TBO
TCA
CHI
noun, the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
al.
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Tro
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.
TAT
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
ACH
interjection, alas; oh.
ALP
noun, a high mountain.
TEC
noun, detective.
AHE
CHA
noun, tea.
ChE
noun, Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
ChB
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ac-
Ar.
ae.
ABC
noun, ABC's (defs 1, 3).
AEC
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
Teh
noun, Te.
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
CIA
CEA
ch.
CCP
Bac
BLT
plural, a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
Bn.
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
TIA
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
bah
interjection, (an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
boo
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
Bop
noun, Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists. Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
Br.
BLL
bp.
bl.
be-
BCh
plural, bunch.
BPA
BPE
BPH
BCL
BPI
BCE
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
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.
ATP
BHL
Bel
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
BEP
bec
TNT
TNB
tlr
tlo
TLC
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
BHA
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
BHP
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
BHT
bi-
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
BCP
BIE
BCC
verb (used with object), to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
BIT
noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
BLA
Bap
noun, a soft, flattish bread roll.
ble
Bra
noun, brassiere.
ATC
CCA
aor
tra
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
cl.
tet
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
CAB
noun, a taxicab.
CAI
Apl
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
APE
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
APC
APB
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
Tpr
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANC
CAR
noun, an automobile.
TRH
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
ALC
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
CBC
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
tr.
ct.
ATB
tot
noun, a small child.
at.
BRE
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
Bro
noun, a brother.
BRT
THC
Bt.
BTE
BTh
ca.
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.
CBE
cr.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
cc.
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
tph
TPI
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
Co.
tha
noun, the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ThB
th-
TPN
cp.
BHC
rhb
cle
LCT
lep
POR
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
let
noun, British. a lease.
LCI
LCA
LBO
ONR
lb.
plural, pound.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
LAP
noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
lhb
PRA
LOC
LON
PLO
PLR
POA
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
POB
POC
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
PhL
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
LLB
ll.
Lir
noun, Ler.
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
oo-
LOP
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
PHA
IRC
Ir.
ipr
IPO
iph
IPA
IOT
IRO
ior
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOC
INH
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
ILP
IRL
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
oon
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
LAC
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Phi
noun, the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
Lt.
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
ooh
noun, the exclamation “ooh.”.
LCL
ITA
PRC
OOT
La.
OPA
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ite
ITC
loo
noun, a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
pli
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Noh
noun, Nō.
obl
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NOC
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
OCC
NPR
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NIH
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
PIO
NOP
Npt
NHL
op.
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.
PIA
noun, a female given name.
OAP
OAO
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
OTC
PIC
noun, a movie.
OBE
pie
noun, a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
Oc.
ob.
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
Nth
Idioms, the nth degree / power, a high degree or power. the utmost degree or extent:
NRC
NRA
nr.
NIA
pir
noun, a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
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.
OIt
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
oic
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
NCO
OIr
Ola
NBA
ltr
PLC
LTL
LTh
LTA
pho
noun, a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
LPN
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NBC
NHI
OEO
NHA
och
interjection, (used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
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:
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
pl.
OCR
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.
NbE
PLA
NEC
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
NEA
ne-
oho
interjection, (used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
NCC
ILO
PTA
plural, peseta.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROA
Ehr
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
ECA
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ec-
ROI
RNA
EbN
pt.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
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.
ean
ea.
prn
eir
PTO
EPT
il-
ERT
ERP
rho
noun, the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
rib
noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
Pr.
EPA
Ep.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
en-
Ell
noun, an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
eo-
ETR
TAE
preposition, to.
CPL
CPI
CPA
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
COP
noun, a police officer.
COO
noun, a cooing sound.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
CPR
COB
noun, a corncob.
CNO
TAL
CNC
CLR
Clo
CLI
CPO
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
ROP
CTA
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
pah
interjection, (used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
ctn
plural, carton.
cte
CTC
CRT
PCI
CRP
CRC
Peh
noun, pe.
RPO
rt.
rte
PCB
rhe
noun, a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
ETO
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
rah
interjection, (used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ial
Ia.
io-
ot-
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
OTA
ht.
HRE
hot
noun, the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
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.
ib.
IBN
Hoe
noun, a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
Re.
IHP
ier
PTT
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
RCP
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ich
noun, a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
ICC
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
hop
noun, an act of hopping; short leap.
Hon
noun, honey (def 6).
Hob
noun, a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
HBO
OTB
HEP
adjective, hip4 .
Hen
noun, the female of the domestic fowl.
Pa.
Hel
noun, the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
HCR
pc.
REC
noun, recreation.
HAT
noun, a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
HAP
noun, one's luck or lot.
HAO
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
Han
noun, a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
hae
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb, have.
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.
hr.
het
noun, a heterosexual person.
ine
HIC
interjection, (an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
REA
RBC
RBI
RCA
ote
RCN
hit
noun, an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
hie
verb (used with object), to hasten (oneself):
RCT
hin
noun, an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
hip
noun, the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
PB
ol
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
AO
OH
noun, the exclamation “oh.”.
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.
AH
interjection, (used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
PH
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.
L2
OA
h.
RH
RI
RN
ic
i.
HO
noun, a sexually promiscuous woman.
HL
CB
CE
HE
noun, any male person or animal; a man:
HB
HP
HI
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of high:
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
RO
eh
interjection, (an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
Eb
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
EI
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
TE
noun, ti1 .
TC
RP
t.
TB
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RC
R.
OE
noun, oy2 .
N.
O.
TP
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NL
NH
B-
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
BC
BO
NP
NI
NC
NB
NA
adverb, no1 .
LR
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ln
le
TN
TL
BH
L1
LP
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LH
LC
L.
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
IP
TT
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