Anagrams of espaliers
Word espaliers has
584 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of espaliers.
- Serpasil
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- spielers
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- relapses
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- spireas
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- elapses
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- pleases
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- serapes
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- pelisse
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noun,
an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- asperse
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verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- aspires
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- sealers
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- spirals
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- elapse
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- lapses
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- easies
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- easels
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- espies
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noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- leases
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- erases
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Lesser
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noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- sepals
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- sapele
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noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arliss
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noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- parses
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- plisse
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noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- slipes
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiels
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noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- passel
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noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- sleeps
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Passer
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noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- speers
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- speels
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verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Spears
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- please
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- sparse
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adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- asleep
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adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Aspers
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- spiles
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- 30-30
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- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Pilar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Peers
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peles
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noun,
peel3 .
- Pease
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noun,
a pea.
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- lases
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- peres
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noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
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- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lapis
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- repel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- leaps
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Perle
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noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- piles
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peals
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Pres.
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- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- Press
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noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- prae-
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- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Parl.
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- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pari-
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- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pale-
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- Pales
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noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- palis
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noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- priss
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noun,
a prissy person.
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Peale
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noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- reels
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noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- leper
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- rasps
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noun,
an act of rasping.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- plier
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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).
- rases
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapes
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Passe
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noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
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- pases
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noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- resp.
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- peels
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noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- sepal
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noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- spaes
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Epis.
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- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- apsis
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noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- Seler
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noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- apses
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noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- seise
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verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- April
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noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arles
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Sleep
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Asser
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noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Siple
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- sipes
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verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- SISAL
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noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Silas
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noun,
a male given name.
- sials
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- slaps
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noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- arsis
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noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- eases
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noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- arses
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noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Seres
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noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slipe
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noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seers
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noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- SPARS
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noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- salep
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- spies
-
- spile
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noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- sails
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noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Piers
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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.
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
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- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Saree
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noun,
sari.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Sears
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noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Alsip
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noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- speel
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verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- seeps
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noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- seals
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- saris
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noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Sra.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- pil-
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- pile
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noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- PLSS
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- rel.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SASE
-
- Rep.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- repl
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- pre-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- prs.
-
- psia
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 1080
-
- 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.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lea.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- esp.
-
- ARIS
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ESIS
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- ile-
-
- epi-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Ire.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- ASSR
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- PERL
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- aer-
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- per.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apr.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Pers
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ap-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SRS
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SSE
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- SSI
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ep.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- EPS
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- EPA
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SLE
-
- ase
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARS
-
- SLP
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SLR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ASI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- APS
-
- SPS
-
- SPR
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- al.
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ae.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ar.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SLA
-
- ESL
-
- IPA
-
- ESR
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Les
-
- PSS
-
- REA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Re.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pli
-
- PLR
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PRA
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- SSR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- SAR
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- 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:
- ILS
-
- Sp.
-
- SAE
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- il-
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- ial
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- La.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Ia.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IAS
-
- ISR
-
- ier
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- 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.
- IP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- i.
-
- L1
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- le
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L.
-
- RP
-
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RI
-
- S.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- LR
-
- SA
-