Anagrams of experimental
Word experimental has
1126 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of experimental.
- plane-tree
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noun,
any tree of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds.
- pleximeter
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noun,
a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- planimeter
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noun,
an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- reexamine
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verb (used with object),
to examine again.
- parlement
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noun,
parliament.
- explement
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noun,
the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 360° or a circle.
- panetiere
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noun,
a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
- extermine
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verb (used with object),
to exterminate.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- reimplant
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- pelerine
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noun,
a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
- inexpert
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adjective,
not expert; unskilled.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- mineral.
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- examinee
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noun,
a person who is examined.
- Melitene
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noun,
ancient name of Malatya.
- exemplar
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noun,
a model or pattern to be copied or imitated:
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- petermen
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noun,
a safecracker.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- extremal
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adjective,
of or relating to an extremum or the calculation of extrema:
- external
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noun,
the outside; outer surface; exterior.
- axletree
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noun,
a bar, fixed crosswise under an animal-drawn vehicle, with a rounded spindle at each end upon which a wheel rotates.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- permeate
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verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- triplane
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- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- Perelman
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noun,
S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- explant
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noun,
a piece of explanted tissue.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- retinal
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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.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- preemie
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noun,
an infant born prematurely; a preterm.
- extrema
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noun,
Mathematics. plural of extremum.
- preteen
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- extreme
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noun,
the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- explain
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Verb phrases,
explain away,
to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation:
to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation:
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Emeline
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noun,
a female given name.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- prelim.
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- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- replete
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noun,
Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- relaxin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- element
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noun,
a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- petemen
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noun,
peterman.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- expiate
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verb (used with object),
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- terpene
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noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- Pinxter
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noun,
Pinkster.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- Triplex
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noun,
something triple.
- examine
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verb (used with object),
to inspect or scrutinize carefully:
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- example
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noun,
one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole:
- Merilee
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noun,
a female given name.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- taximen
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noun,
a taxi driver.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- emplane
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verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- empanel
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verb (used with object),
impanel.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- exempla
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noun,
plural of exemplum.
- extra-
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- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- extern
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noun,
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- examen
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noun,
an examination, as of conscience.
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Pilate
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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.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- extine
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noun,
exine.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- expert
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noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- exempt
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noun,
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Exeter
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noun,
a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.
- eterne
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adjective,
eternal.
- expire
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verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- Petain
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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.
- limpet
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noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- metal.
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- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- lexeme
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noun,
a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- Melete
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noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- melan-
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- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- matri-
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- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- matrix
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- Maxine
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noun,
a female given name.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- penta-
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- imper.
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- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- pelmet
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noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- peeler
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noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- inter.
-
- intra-
-
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- patri-
-
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- nemat-
-
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- 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.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- patrix
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noun,
a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Temple
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noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Alpine
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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.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- 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.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- alexin
-
noun,
complement (def 10).
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- taxeme
-
noun,
a feature of the arrangement of elements in a construction, as selection, order, phonetic modification, or modulation.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- 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.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- 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.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- pretax
-
adjective, adverb,
prior to the payment of taxes:
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- empale
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- enter-
-
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- x-line
-
noun,
mean line.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- premix
-
noun,
Also, premixture [pree-miks-cher] /priˈmɪks tʃər/ (Show IPA). a mixture of ingredients, made before selling, using, etc.:
- plani-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- TELEX
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- 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.
- metr-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- male-
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Xenia
-
noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- tele-
-
- meta-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- temp.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- matr-
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- 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.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- Melia
-
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- term.
-
- PIXEL
-
noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- 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.
- mixer
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prim.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- peta-
-
- pert.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- peri-
-
- relax
-
verb (used with object),
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
- pret.
-
- prem.
-
- remex
-
noun,
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
- 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.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- 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.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- 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.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- 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).
- prae-
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- nitr-
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- 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.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- pale-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- natl.
-
- pant-
-
- pari-
-
- pene-
-
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- remix
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Parl.
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- 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.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- patr-
-
- rept.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- part.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Xtian
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Armen
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- exalt
-
verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- anim.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- exeat
-
noun,
permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- exert
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- Exile
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- exine
-
noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- elem.
-
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- axmen
-
noun,
a person who wields an ax.
- axile
-
adjective,
in or of an axis.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- latex
-
noun,
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Arnel
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Ital.
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- alti-
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Iran.
-
- aeri-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- 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.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- exptl
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- ixtle
-
noun,
istle.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- amin-
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Amer.
-
- 30-30
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- expel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- intr.
-
- pnea
-
- pnxt
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Imp.
-
- PERL
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- inae
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- 1080
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- EMet
-
- per.
-
- pre-
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elix
-
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- exr.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- exa-
-
- expt
-
- pinx
-
- 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.
- exam
-
noun,
an examination, as in school.
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- exp.
-
- ext.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- plex
-
- ile-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- IEEE
-
- Emp.
-
- Pet.
-
- enl.
-
- epi-
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- epit
-
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- prin
-
- axil
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- alt.
-
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amp.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- tel-
-
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- tax-
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ant.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- AIME
-
- Xipe
-
noun,
the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- tRNA
-
- trix
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Alex
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tex.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Axel
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- axle
-
noun,
Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- 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.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- atm.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- apex
-
noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Apr.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rpt.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- repl
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MINX
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- MILR
-
- mixt
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- 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.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- neem
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- int.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- MEPA
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Manx
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Marx
-
noun,
Karl (Heinrich) [kahrl hahyn-rik;; German kahrl hahyn-rikh] /kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- lip-
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- ment
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- men-
-
- lex.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- max.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- MAXI
-
noun,
maxiskirt.
- NIRA
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Lam.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ire.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pan.
-
- pam.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- NTIA
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- intl
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- MEP
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- trp
-
- Lt.
-
- 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:
- lep
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ine
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- LIM
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- La.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ap-
-
- rte
-
- apx
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Xt.
-
- Xn.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- RPM
-
- mi.
-
- rt.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MEX
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ex.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- TAL
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Apl
-
- Am.
-
- in.
-
- al.
-
- TPN
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- 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.
- IPM
-
- PAX
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- tlr
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- ipr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- IPA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- LPN
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ier
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ite
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ITA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- an.
-
- il-
-
- TIA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- AME
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- IRL
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ILP
-
- ALM
-
- Ir.
-
- LMT
-
- lpm
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- mlx
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- eir
-
- 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.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- 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.
- pl.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Npt
-
- pix
-
noun,
pyx.
- nr.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- EEE
-
- MTP
-
- 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.
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Mt.
-
- rax
-
verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- REA
-
- PLA
-
- ne-
-
- NRA
-
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- pli
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- en-
-
- PLR
-
- PMT
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- PRA
-
- NIA
-
- ene
-
- 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:
- Ep.
-
- NEA
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- EPA
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NPR
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- MRP
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- MRI
-
- ml.
-
- 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.
- MNA
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- MLR
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- MLA
-
- ax.
-
- pm.
-
- 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.
- MRE
-
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- MIP
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ATP
-
- mix
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- LAX
-
adjective,
not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
- Pa.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- at.
-
- MIT
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- EAM
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MNE
-
- MPA
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- MPE
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- pt.
-
- 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.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ETR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MRA
-
- xr
-
- MP
-
- XP
-
- TX
-
- T1
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NM
-
- XL
-
- IP
-
- NL
-
- t.
-
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- 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.
- Xe
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RP
-
- le
-
- TN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NI
-
- ee
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LM
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MX
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- i.
-
- ln
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L2
-
- TL
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L1
-
- 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.
- TP
-
- TM
-
- PX
-
plural,
post exchange.
- M.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- lx
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- LR
-
- MN
-
- RX
-