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tropaeolin: noun, any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.

9 letter words you can make with exploration

exotropia: noun, strabismus in which one or both eyes turn outward.
Petrolina: noun, a city in NE Brazil.
prolation: noun, the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
operation: noun, an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
Tropeolin: noun, tropaeolin.

8 letter words you can make with exploration

Ternopol: noun, a city in W Ukraine: formerly in Poland.
triplane
Oriental: noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
Pliotron: noun, any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
petiolar: adjective, of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
Tarnopol: noun, Ternopol.
open-air: noun, the outdoors.
atropine: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
relation: noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
tropaion: noun, a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
optional: adjective, left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
Tirolean: noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
antipole: noun, the opposite pole.
Interpol: noun, an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
platino-
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operant: noun, a person or thing that operates.
trenail: noun, treenail.
Ontario: noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
Tiepolo: noun, Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
Lepanto: noun, Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
Leonora: noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
Pinxter: noun, Pinkster.
Opaline: adjective, of or like opal; opalescent.
ratline: noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
oration: noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
topline: adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
planter: noun, a person who plants.
pronate: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
elation: noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
toenail: noun, a nail of a toe.
Lorient: noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
praline: noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
potline: noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
proline: noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
Loraine: noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
portion: noun, a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
pronota: noun, the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
platoon: noun, a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
protean: adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
polenta: noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
pointer: noun, a person or thing that points.
pointel: noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
protein: noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
pointal: noun, pointel.
toprail: noun, the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
pterion: noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Torenia: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
entrail: plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
prolate: adjective, elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
antero-
pertain: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
retinol: noun, vitamin A.
alerion: noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
Triplex: noun, something triple.
pantile: noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
replant: verb (used with object), to plant again.
alienor: noun, a person who transfers property.
paniolo: noun, a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
tropine: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
patroon: noun, a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
retinal: noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
explant: noun, a piece of explanted tissue.
explain: Verb phrases, explain away, to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation: to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation:
exploit: noun, a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act:
latrine: noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
lean-to: noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
relaxin: noun, a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
reliant: adjective, having or showing dependence:
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
peloton: noun, an ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th century, usually having a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different color.
ortolan: noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
Painter: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
aileron: noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
petrol.
peloria: noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
repaint: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
pai-loo: noun, (in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.

6 letter words you can make with exploration

Lorain: noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
Lorena: noun, a female given name.
protei: noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
retool: verb (used with object), to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
Loiret: noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
loiter: verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
intra-
Rialto: noun, an exchange or mart.
pronto: adverb, promptly; quickly.
prolix: adjective, extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
inter.
Talien: noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
looper: noun, a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
intro.
Tailor: noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Larine: adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
Lanier: noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
linear: adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
Leipoa: noun, mallee fowl.
learnt: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
Lepton: noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
rental: noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
ratoon: noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
Latino: noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
Peoria: noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
rapine: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
linter: noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
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.
lionet: noun, a young or small lion.
Lipton: noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
pteron: noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
ptero-
Lenoir: noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
Proton: noun, a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
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retail: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
loaner: noun, a person or thing that loans.
lepto-
penta-
lotion: noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
pineal: adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
paleon
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pairle: noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
petro-
Pilate: noun, Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
oxtail: noun, the skinned tail of an ox or steer, used as an ingredient in soup, stew, etc.
Pinero: noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
panier: noun, pannier.
orpine: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
pineta: noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Pinole: noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Oriole: noun, any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
palter: verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
pantie: noun, panties.
pintle: noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
patrix: noun, a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
pelota: noun, a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
Pelion: noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
pernio: noun, chilblain.
Paxton: noun, Sir Joseph, 1801–65, English horticulturist and architect.
patron: noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
patrol: noun, a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
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panto-
patine: noun, patina.
Petain: noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
parton: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
parole: noun, Penology. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. such release or its duration. an official document authorizing such a release.
Pareto: noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Parent: noun, a father or a mother.
Pinter: noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
option: noun, the power or right of choosing.
pretax: adjective, adverb, prior to the payment of taxes:
Nepali: noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
poleax: noun, a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
nitro-
polit.
polite: adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
Nilote: noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
pontil: noun, punty.
porion: noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
no-par: adjective, without par or face value:
portal: noun, a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
Portia: noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
potion: noun, a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
Napoli: noun, Italian name of Naples.
Napier: noun, neper.
nailer: noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
pointe: noun, the tip of the toe.
norite: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
opiate: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
planet: noun, Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
piolet: noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
operon: noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
pirate: noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
oolite: noun, a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
plaint: noun, a complaint.
planer: noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
plani-
pliant: adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
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Plante: noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
platen: noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
plater: noun, a person or thing that plates.
pleio-
plexor: noun, Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
talion: noun, lex talionis.
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
enroot: verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
triple: noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
torpex: noun, (sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
export: verb (used with object), to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
alexin: noun, complement (def 10).
tip-on: noun, tip1 (def 4).
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
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.
Torino: noun, Turin.
enrapt: adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
trinal: adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
Eolian: noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
aplite: noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
entail: noun, the act of entailing.
entrap: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
Alpine: noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
entoil: verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
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.
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extro-
Elinor: noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
aeron.
tarpon: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
trepan: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
etalon: noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
x-line: noun, mean line.
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iatro-
antler: noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
tropo-
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
altern: adjective, alternate; following one another.

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oiler: noun, a person or thing that oils.
onto-
aport: adverb, on or toward the port side.
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
trail: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
plait: noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
April: noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
opera: noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
apron: noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
Plato: noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
toxo-
toxin: noun, any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
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.
plan-
plane: noun, a flat or level surface.
PIXEL: noun, the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
Plate: noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
areo-
onlap: noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
plat.
Arnel
Olean: noun, a city in SW New York.
olein: noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
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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.
Arlen: noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
piton: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
poori: noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
polio: noun, poliomyelitis.
axile: adjective, in or of an axis.
axion: noun, a hypothetical particle having no charge, zero spin, and small mass: postulated in some forms of quantum chromodynamics.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
tono-
Poole: noun, a port in Dorset, in S England.
nerol: noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
neral: noun, citral b. See under citral.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
tonia
Nepal: noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
Port.
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
tonal: adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
Porto: noun, Portuguese name of Oporto.
natl.
Tolar: noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
Poler: noun, a person or thing that poles.
nitr-
pleat: noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
ation
artel: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
pleo-
pleon: noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
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).
plio-
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
noto-
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
nitre: noun, niter.
poet.
Point: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
topo-
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
nopal: noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
toper: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
atrip: adjective, aweigh.
polar: adjective, of or relating to the North or South Pole.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
orate: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
opine: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
pari-
troop: noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
petal: noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
trone: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
part.
Trona: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
parol: noun, something stated or declared.
parle: noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Parl.
paren: plural noun, parentheses:
Pater: noun, British Informal. father.
Paoli: noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
alert: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
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.
pant-
Aline: noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
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.
petr-
Petra: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Paten: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
trop-
alone: Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
Peron: noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
penal: adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
peri-
peril: noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
30-30
peart: adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
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.
xero-
Peano: noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
pert.
patio: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
xeno-
Xenia: noun, the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
trope: noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
aeri-
aero-
patr-
Paton: noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
peta-
Aloin: noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
pale-
opto-
Oriel: noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
anole: noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
orlop: noun, the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
Orlon
Pinot: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Orion: noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
ante-
anti-
orial
triol: noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
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.
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
A-one: adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
prae-
orant: noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
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.
orale: noun, fanon (def 2).
Pinto: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
anile: adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Orton: noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
petri
Pieta: noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Alope: noun, a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
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.
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.
alter: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
alti-
Paeon: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
piano: noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
Pilar: adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
Pinel: noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
alto-
oxter: noun, the armpit.
Alton: noun, a city in SW Illinois.
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.
oxlip: noun, a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
pilon: noun, something extra; lagniappe.
pilot: noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
tolan: noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
laten: verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
toile: noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
lipo-
ripen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
ixtle: noun, istle.
ratel: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Ixora: noun, any of numerous tropical shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ixora, of the madder family, having glossy leaves and clusters of showy flowers in a variety of colors.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
liner: noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Ital.
irone: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Lipan: noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Lerna: noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
rooti: noun, rooty2 .
later: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
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.
prox.
ento-
entia: noun, plural of ens.
Loire: noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
enrol: verb (used with or without object), enroll.
Enola: noun, a female given name.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
Prot.
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
extol: verb (used with object), to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
looie: noun, a lieutenant of the armed forces.
exalt: verb (used with object), to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
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.
telo-
telia: noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
repot: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
rept.
tenia: noun, taenia.
leant: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
teno-
lapin: noun, a rabbit.
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:
reni-
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
renal: adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
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.
exptl
tera-
Lenox: noun, a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
relax: verb (used with object), to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
lento: adverb, slowly.
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Leona: noun, a female given name.
Leoni: noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
loner: noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Xtian
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Lorna: noun, a female given name.
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
talon: noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
inapt: adjective, not apt or fitting.
print: noun, the state of being printed.
intr.
Tirol: noun, Tyrol.
Lorin: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Prole: noun, a member of the proletariat.
prion: noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
pret.
Lorne: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
inept: adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Iran.
Eilat: noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
inlet: noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
intel: noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
preta: noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
taler: noun, thaler.
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.
ileo-
prone: noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
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.
Elton: noun, a male given name.
pron.
prate: noun, act of prating.
taper: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Loren: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Eliot: noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Prato: noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
loper: noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
LORAN: noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
taxon: noun, a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.

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Taro: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
per.
pian: noun, yaws.
tel-
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.
tela: noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Trip: noun, a journey or voyage:
Piet: noun, Scot. a magpie.
Xian: noun, hsien.
pial: adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
repo: noun, a repurchase agreement.
PERL
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Xipe: noun, the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
Tape: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
pil-
pile: noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
tron
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
Root: noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
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.
tail: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
trix
tael: noun, liang.
rpt.
RONA
roto: noun, rotogravure.
rope: noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
ROTL: noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Rota: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Roti: noun, roast.
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
'roo: noun, kangaroo.
role: noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
Pet.
riot: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
tarp: noun, tarpaulin.
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tale: noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
teal: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Rina: noun, a female given name.
RIPE: adjective, having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
roil: verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
rit.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
peto: noun, wahoo3 .
tax-
taxi: noun, a taxicab.
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
tRNA
rel.
pina: noun, pineapple.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
toon: noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
top-
tope: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
pole: noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
Pola: noun, Pula.
Pol.
topi: noun, topee.
poil: noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
proa: noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
pnxt
pnea
plot: noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
plie: noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
Tore: noun, a torus.
plex
plea: noun, an appeal or entreaty:
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
tool: noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tola: noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
prao: noun, proa.
prat: noun, the buttocks.
tole: noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
pot.
pre-
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
porn: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Pori: noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Polo: noun, a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prin
pore: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
poor: noun, (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Pool: noun, a small body of standing water; pond.
pro-
pone: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
tion
oxen: noun, a plural of ox.
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.
ter.
pion: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
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.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
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.
trap: noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
toil: noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
tri-
pinx
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
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.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
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.
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.
Rep.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
repl
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
ten.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
real: noun, real number.
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
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.
torn: noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
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).
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
Rani: noun, ranee.
toro: noun, a bull.
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
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.
pirn: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
rapt: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
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.
tox.
Tex.
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
pita: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
Piro: noun, piroplasmosis.
poon: noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
1080
peon: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
lin.
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
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.
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
Liao: noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
lex.
Leto: noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Leta: noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Leon: noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
lent: noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Leno: noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
Lena: noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
Leix: noun, Laoighis.
Pent: noun, penthouse (def 4).
Line: noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lean: noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
lea.
late: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Lat.
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Laon: noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Lani
Lane: noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
lain: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
itol
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
Itea: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
Lina: noun, a female given name.
lino: noun, linoleum.
Ire.
Lota: noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Nero: noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neo-
Neil: noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
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.
NATO: noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
nape: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
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.
Loti: noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
lote: noun, lotus.
Lorn: noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
lint: noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lore: noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lope: noun, the act or the gait of loping.
loot: noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
loop: noun, a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
Loon: noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
lone: adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
loin: noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
loan: noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
lit.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
lipa: noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lip-
Lion: noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
iron: noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
NEXT: Idioms, get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
Apr.
axil: noun, the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
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.
ator
atop: preposition, on the top of:
Aton: noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
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.
Aten: noun, Aton.
art.
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
apt.: plural, apartment.
apo-
axon: noun, Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
apex: noun, the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
ant.
ano-
Anil: noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
alt.
aloe: noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
ALIT: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alex: noun, a male given name, form of Alexander.
airt: noun, a direction.
Aire
aet.
aer-
aeon: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
axle: noun, Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
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.
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
Exon: noun, (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
into: adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
intl
int.
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
inae
ilex: noun, holm oak.
ile-
ext.
exr.
expt
EXPO: noun, a world's fair or international exposition:
exp.
exor
exo-
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
exit: noun, a way or passage out:
exa-
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
epit
epi-
enol: noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
enl.
elix
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
elan: noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
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.
Nexo: noun, Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
LEAP: noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Oona: noun, a female given name.
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
NTIA
Pail: noun, bucket.
Pain: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pal.
Pali: noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Otoe: noun, Oto.
Pan.
pane: noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
not-
par.
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Oxon: noun, Oxfordshire.
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Nor.
orle: noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Opal: noun, a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
open: noun, an open or clear space.
OPer
opia
oral: noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Orel: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
orlo: noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
oto-
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oro-
Ont.
Olpe: noun, a form of the oinochoe.
olio: noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Olin: noun, a male given name.
ole-
pat.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
nope: adverb, no1 (def 1).
peal: noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
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.
nipa: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
NIRA
Pen.
Pate: noun, the crown or top of the head.
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.
Noel: noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
pear: noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
pean: noun, paean.
pelt: noun, the act of pelting.
pato: noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
noil: noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
nolo: noun, nolo contendere.
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.

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PAX: noun, Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
ETR
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
PIO
opt: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
ap-
al.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Ex.
ETO
ALP: noun, a high mountain.
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.
an.
ERT
ERP
xat: noun, a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
TIA
trp
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EPT
ot-
Xn.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
OTA
TAP: noun, a light but audible blow:
ion: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
OOT
TAL
PIT: noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
OPA
Xt.
ine
ope: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ina: noun, a female given name.
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
in.
io-
ILP
ILO
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
XOR: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
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.
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
il-
ier
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ial
Ia.
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.
Ep.
EPA
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ATP
Pr.
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:
prn
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
pt.
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
PTO
at.
PIA: noun, a female given name.
Apl
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Tro
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
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.
apx
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
TPI
TPN
Tpr
tr.
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
ax.
too: Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
tra
ox-
Ar.
ae.
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ote
aor
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.
en-
PIN: noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
tlo
eo-
tlr
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
eir
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
Pa.
ear: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ean
ea.
ton: noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
ior
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
NIA
IOT
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
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.
PLO
NPR
Npt
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
nr.
NRA
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
pli
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.
op.
OAO
Lir: noun, Ler.
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
OAP
oar: noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
rax: verb (used with object), to elongate; stretch.
REA
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
let: noun, British. a lease.
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
lep
OEO
LEO: noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
oil: noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
OIr
Re.
PLR
Len: noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
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:
Nil: noun, nothing; naught; zero.
POR
NEP: noun, New Economic Policy.
Nip: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
nix: noun, nothing.
NEA
ne-
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
pox: noun, a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
PRA
Nap: noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
PTA: plural, peseta.
ltr
LTA
LPN
LOX: noun, a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
Lot: noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
NOP
LOP: noun, parts or a part lopped off.
poi: noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
loo: noun, a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
POE: noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
LON
POA
LOE: noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
OIt
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
IRO
Lt.
La.
o-o: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
RNA
ROA
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROI
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.
ite
ITA
pl.
ROP
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
IRL
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
oon
Ir.
ipr
IPO
IPA
RPO
rt.
rte
TAE: preposition, to.
pix: noun, pyx.
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
PLA
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
LAX: adjective, not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
oo-
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
REX: noun, king.
ONR
ONI
LAO: noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
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.
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
LAP: noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
Ola

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AO
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
NP
TN
RP
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
OE: noun, oy2 .
IP
NL
XL
xr
XP
le
XO
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
T1
NA: adverb, no1 .
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.
xi: noun, the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
t.
RX
TL
Xe
TX
NI
LR
N.
RO
O.
L2
L1
PO: noun, a chamber pot.
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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.
L.
OA
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
RN
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RI
TP
lx
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
EI
ol
i.
ln
LO: adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
TE: noun, ti1 .
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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.
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.
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
PX: plural, post exchange.

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