Anagrams of general-purpose
Word general-purpose has
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- rose-apple
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noun,
any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
- pea-souper
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noun,
Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- ungrapple
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- aeropulse
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noun,
pulsejet engine.
- unpeoples
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noun,
a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
- enlargers
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noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- aleurones
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- repeoples
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verb (used with object),
to furnish again with people.
- sap-green
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noun,
a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
- granulose
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adjective,
granular.
- supergene
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adjective,
formed by descending waters, as mineral or ore deposits (opposed to hypogene).
- personage
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noun,
a person of distinction or importance.
- espagnole
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noun,
brown sauce.
- propagule
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
- europeans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- sloganeer
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noun,
a person who creates and uses slogans frequently.
- sea-green
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noun,
a clear, light, bluish green.
- gunpapers
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noun,
a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.
- puerperal
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adjective,
of or relating to a woman in childbirth.
- Paleogene
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noun,
the Paleogene Period or System.
- apolunes
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noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- epergnes
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noun,
an ornamental piece for the center of a table, for holding fruit, flowers, etc.
- prepares
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verb (used with object),
to put in proper condition or readiness:
- Selangor
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- regroups
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verb (used with object),
to form into a new or restructured group or grouping.
- Erlanger
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noun,
Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- unpeople
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noun,
a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
- propenes
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- groupers
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noun,
any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- Angolese
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noun,
a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- Nepalese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Nepal.
- saprogen
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noun,
a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- eugenols
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noun,
a colorless, oily, spicy, aromatic, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 10 H 12 O 2 , extracted from certain essential oils, as oil of cloves: used chiefly in perfumery and in dentistry as an antiseptic.
- euglenas
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noun,
a genus of green freshwater protozoans having a reddish eyespot and a single flagellum, found especially in stagnant waters.
- pleasure
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noun,
the state or feeling of being pleased.
- sapropel
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noun,
mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- longspur
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noun,
any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long spurlike hind claw on each foot.
- prepense
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adjective,
planned or intended in advance; premeditated.
- personal
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noun,
a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person, and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
Also called personal ad. a similar notice, as in a newspaper or on a website, placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
Usually, personals. a column, page, or section, as of a newspaper, magazine, or website, featuring such notices or items.
- pea-soup
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noun,
a thick soup made from split peas.
- supernal
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adjective,
being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- Penelope
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Odysseus, who remained faithful to him during his long absence at Troy.
- aureoles
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noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- earplugs
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noun,
a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- peonages
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noun,
the condition or service of a peon.
- prolapse
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noun,
Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- Spurgeon
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noun,
Charles Haddon [had-n] /ˈhæd n/ (Show IPA), 1834–92, English Baptist preacher.
- leaguers
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noun,
a member of a league.
- Spengler
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noun,
Oswald [oz-wawld;; German aws-vahlt] /ˈɒz wɔld;; German ˈɔs vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1880–1936, German philosopher.
- superego
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noun,
the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
- languors
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noun,
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- pergolas
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- propanes
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- learners
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- peerages
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noun,
the body of peers of a country or state.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- peroneus
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noun,
any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- Laguerre
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noun,
Edmond-Nicolas [ed-mawn-nee-kaw-lah] /ɛd mɔ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, French mathematician.
- spalpeen
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noun,
a lad or boy.
- enlarger
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noun,
an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- enlarges
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- gunpaper
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noun,
a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.
- purslane
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noun,
a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb.
Compare purslane family.
- graupels
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noun,
snow pellets.
- propense
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adjective,
having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- European
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- gospeler
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noun,
a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- reopener
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noun,
an act or instance of reopening negotiations, as on the provisions of a contract.
- repeople
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verb (used with object),
to furnish again with people.
- plungers
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noun,
Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- Praesepe
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noun,
an open star cluster in the center of the constellation Cancer, visible to the naked eye.
- releaser
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noun,
a person or thing that releases.
- aerogels
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noun,
a gel formed by the dispersion of air in a solidified matrix; a solid foam, as Styrofoam.
- granules
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noun,
a little grain.
- psoralen
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noun,
a toxic substance, C 11 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- loungers
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- parergon
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noun,
something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- pugarees
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noun,
pugree.
- gasolene
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noun,
gasoline.
- paperers
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noun,
a paperhanger.
- aleurone
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- parlours
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- generals
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- grapples
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noun,
a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
- puerpera
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noun,
a woman who has recently given birth to a child.
- prelease
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noun,
a lease on a building, apartment, etc., that is offered or signed before construction has begun.
- generous
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adjective,
liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish:
- parolees
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- regulars
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noun,
a long-standing or habitual customer or client:
- grapnels
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noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- Selenga
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noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- rangpur
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noun,
a variety of mandarin orange, bearing a tart fruit.
- Genoese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Genoa.
- earplug
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noun,
a plug of soft, pliable material inserted into the opening of the outer ear, especially to keep out water or noise.
- peerage
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noun,
the body of peers of a country or state.
- spangle
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noun,
a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
- lagunes
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noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- sporran
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noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- pugaree
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noun,
pugree.
- peepuls
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noun,
pipal.
- Senegal
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- rangers
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noun,
forest ranger.
- peepers
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noun,
a person or thing that emits or utters a peeping sound.
- sporule
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noun,
a spore, especially a small one.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- seepage
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noun,
the act or process of seeping; leakage.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- langurs
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noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- spleno-
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- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- lappers
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noun,
a person or thing that laps liquid.
- geneal.
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- splunge
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- pelorus
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noun,
a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- lanugos
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- splurge
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verb (used without object),
to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one:
- seleno-
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- rappees
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noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- pelages
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noun,
the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- pugrees
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noun,
a light turban worn in India.
- genappe
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verb (used with object),
to singe (worsted yarn) in order to remove loose or protruding fibers.
- sponger
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noun,
a person or thing that sponges.
- Elenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- languor
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noun,
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- langues
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noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- Palouse
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noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- Panurge
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noun,
(in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- papules
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noun,
a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.
- paperer
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noun,
a paperhanger.
- gropers
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noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- slap-up
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adjective,
excellent; first-rate:
- propene
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- parlous
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adverb,
to a large extent; greatly.
- larrups
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash.
- paupers
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noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- grouper
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noun,
any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- propers
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- sleeper
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noun,
a person or thing that sleeps.
- Gropper
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noun,
William, 1897–1977, U.S. painter.
- parures
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noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- purpose
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noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- snapper
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noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- grapnel
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noun,
a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- eugenol
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noun,
a colorless, oily, spicy, aromatic, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 10 H 12 O 2 , extracted from certain essential oils, as oil of cloves: used chiefly in perfumery and in dentistry as an antiseptic.
- Euglena
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noun,
a genus of green freshwater protozoans having a reddish eyespot and a single flagellum, found especially in stagnant waters.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parrels
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- grapple
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noun,
a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
- greaser
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noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- purples
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noun,
any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- parlour
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- goalers
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- peelers
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noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- garners
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- graupel
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noun,
snow pellets.
- Prosper
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- propels
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verb (used with object),
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
- Guapore
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noun,
a river forming part of the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia, flowing NW to the Mamoré River. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- Gosplan
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noun,
the official planning organization, which drew up projects embracing trade and industry, agriculture, education, and public health.
- epergne
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noun,
an ornamental piece for the center of a table, for holding fruit, flowers, etc.
- epopees
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noun,
an epic.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- Soleure
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noun,
French name of Solothurn.
- granule
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noun,
a little grain.
- erasure
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noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- oppugns
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verb (used with object),
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
- erelong
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adverb,
before long; soon.
- rappels
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noun,
(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
- lungers
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noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- Sprague
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noun,
Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- apolune
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noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- Negroes
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Angeles
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noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- Angelus
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noun,
a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.
- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- anglers
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- resurge
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verb (used without object),
to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- unreels
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verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- regroup
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verb (used with object),
to form into a new or restructured group or grouping.
- plagues
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noun,
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- apogees
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noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
- leprous
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adjective,
Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- regular
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noun,
a long-standing or habitual customer or client:
- leprose
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adjective,
leprous.
- prepare
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verb (used with object),
to put in proper condition or readiness:
- appulse
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noun,
energetic motion toward a point.
- prepose
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verb (used with object),
to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: .
- regales
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- surreal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- rongeur
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noun,
a strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone.
- surgeon
-
noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- perusal
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noun,
a reading:
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- upalong
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adjective, adverb,
of or on the Canadian mainland, exclusive of Labrador.
- pleuro-
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- Lenapes
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- lungees
-
noun,
lungi.
- repeals
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- popular
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adjective,
regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general:
- poplars
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noun,
any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
- popguns
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noun,
a child's toy gun from which a pellet is shot by compressed air, producing a loud pop.
- reopens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- aeneous
-
adjective,
bronze-colored:
- aerogel
-
noun,
a gel formed by the dispersion of air in a solidified matrix; a solid foam, as Styrofoam.
- Lugones
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noun,
Leopoldo [le-aw-pawl-daw] /ˌlɛ ɔˈpɔl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, Argentine poet and diplomat.
- reneges
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- aerugos
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noun,
verdigris.
- pongees
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noun,
silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- pleuron
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noun,
the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- nappers
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- lounges
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- lounger
-
noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- plunges
-
noun,
act of plunging.
- repugns
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verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- uproars
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noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- plunger
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noun,
Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- release
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noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- repulse
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noun,
the act of repelling.
- uprears
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- relapse
-
noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- loppers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lops.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- prolegs
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- arseno-
-
- peroral
-
adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- reelers
-
noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- peonage
-
noun,
the condition or service of a peon.
- aureole
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- Laureen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- learner
-
noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- pergola
-
noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- presale
-
noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- Laurens
-
noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- superl.
-
- reapers
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- Roulers
-
noun,
a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- leaguer
-
noun,
a member of a league.
- leagues
-
noun,
a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
- rappers
-
noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- perrons
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- presage
-
noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Glarus
-
noun,
a canton in E central Switzerland. 264 sq. mi. (684 sq. km).
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- gerous
-
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- Pagnol
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1974, French playwright.
- lungee
-
noun,
lungi.
- Gospel
-
noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- Lounge
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- repugn
-
verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- grano-
-
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- league
-
noun,
a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
- paleo-
-
- lunger
-
noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- lapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that laps liquid.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- rappee
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- purges
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rulers
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- loupes
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- pugree
-
noun,
a light turban worn in India.
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- gleans
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- nurser
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- rappel
-
noun,
(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- gluons
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- rapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- Nagpur
-
noun,
a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- renege
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Seeger
-
noun,
Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.
- lorans
-
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.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- pulsar
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- reruns
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- purree
-
noun,
Indian yellow (defs 1, 2a).
- oppugn
-
verb (used with object),
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- neurol
-
- reeler
-
noun,
a person or thing that reels.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- neuro-
-
- gruels
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- legers
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Gursel
-
noun,
Cemal [je-mahl] /dʒɛˈmɑl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Turkish army officer and statesman: president 1961–66.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- gunsel
-
noun,
a criminal armed with a gun.
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- regale
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- Legree
-
noun,
Simon, Simon Legree.
- purser
-
noun,
an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- lopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lops.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- Greene
-
noun,
Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- langur
-
noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- lanugo
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- sapro-
-
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- larrup
-
verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash.
- grouse
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- groups
-
noun,
any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation:
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- purple
-
noun,
any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- regula
-
noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- langue
-
noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- gropes
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- groper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Reaper
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- paleog
-
- super-
-
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- Pengpu
-
noun,
Bengbu.
- proleg
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- Sprung
-
noun,
a leap, jump, or bound.
- people
-
noun,
persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general:
- spurge
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
- peplos
-
noun,
a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece.
- peplus
-
noun,
peplos.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- arsen-
-
- supper
-
noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- Supple
-
adjective,
bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- supra-
-
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- pengos
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- prongs
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- Eogene
-
adjective, noun,
(formerly) Paleogene.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- peeler
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- peeper
-
noun,
a person or thing that emits or utters a peeping sound.
- Engels
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- peepul
-
noun,
pipal.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- sponge
-
noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Pelage
-
noun,
the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- Peleus
-
noun,
a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- Pelops
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- plunge
-
noun,
act of plunging.
- uproar
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- Aleppo
-
noun,
a city in NW Syria.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- agron.
-
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- urano-
-
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- Prague
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- pongee
-
noun,
silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
-
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- urgers
-
noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- popgun
-
noun,
a child's toy gun from which a pellet is shot by compressed air, producing a loud pop.
- poplar
-
noun,
any of the rapidly growing, salicaceous trees of the genus Populus, usually characterized by the columnar or spirelike manner of growth of its branches.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- uppers
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- appels
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- plages
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- apogee
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
- plague
-
noun,
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- unpegs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- anoles
-
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.
- plano-
-
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Anglo-
-
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- pleur-
-
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- splen-
-
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- proper
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- papule
-
noun,
a small, somewhat pointed elevation of the skin, usually inflammatory but nonsuppurative.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- propr.
-
- 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.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- panels
-
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.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- lunges
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Eugene
-
noun,
a city in W Oregon.
- parrel
-
noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- parous
-
- parlor
-
noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- gelees
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- selen-
-
- paleon
-
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- epopee
-
noun,
an epic.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- propel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- genous
-
- Europe
-
noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- galops
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- palpus
-
noun,
an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- orles
-
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:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- plan-
-
- pleo-
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- pungs
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- neur-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- pupas
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- pulps
-
noun,
the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- palps
-
noun,
a palpus.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- prae-
-
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pagus
-
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- pale-
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porns
-
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):
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- plops
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- prep.
-
- Prus.
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 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.
- plur.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- naso-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- nears
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- pron.
-
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- peeps
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- rapes
-
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.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- pros.
-
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- OPers
-
- purrs
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- 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.
- prop.
-
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- pene-
-
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- 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).
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Oreg.
-
- purge
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Parl.
-
- rears
-
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- Pres.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Prog.
-
- proas
-
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.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 30-30
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erron
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- ergo-
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- engr.
-
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- span-
-
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- geol.
-
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- segue
-
noun,
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- glops
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- Genl.
-
- Gelee
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- SLAPP
-
noun,
Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- sero-
-
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- geese
-
noun,
a plural of goose.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- gauls
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- UNRRA
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Angl.
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- 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.
- 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.
- unpeg
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- algo-
-
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Appel
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- urger
-
noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- aeons
-
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.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- aero-
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agro-
-
- uran-
-
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- spor-
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- surg.
-
- areo-
-
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- supp.
-
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arnel
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- 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.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- gulps
-
noun,
the act of gulping:
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapps
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logue
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- resp.
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- lang.
-
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Longs
-
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- ropes
-
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.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- lenos
-
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.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- guar.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- group
-
noun,
any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation:
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Luger
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- supr
-
- RONA
-
- sur-
-
- 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.
- regr
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- PPLO
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- repl
-
- uro-
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Rep.
-
- USAR
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USGA
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- USNA
-
- USPO
-
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- repr
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- rel.
-
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pro-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Reg.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- prs.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- purs
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sepn
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- pugs
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- pung
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- saur
-
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- spp.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- pulp
-
noun,
the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Sra.
-
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Sol.
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- soln
-
- 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.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- log-
-
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- ELAS
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Eng.
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- 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.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- eous
-
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- aur-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Aug.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- 1080
-
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- gaup
-
verb (used without object),
gawp.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gen.
-
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gal.
-
- gras
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- ergs
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- lea.
-
- pos.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gres
-
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- gulp
-
noun,
the act of gulping:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Aus.
-
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- par.
-
- agr.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- ano-
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alg.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Pal.
-
- Pan.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- plop
-
noun,
a plopping sound or fall.
- plug
-
noun,
a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- pnea
-
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pop-
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, 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):
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- aer-
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Pegu
-
noun,
a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- PERL
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OGPU
-
noun,
(in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- OPer
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arg.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- 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.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- apo-
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- app.
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- appl
-
- ole-
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Apr.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- opp.
-
- 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:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- arr.
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- org.
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- Eg.
-
- USO
-
- 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.
- Ga.
-
- SLE
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ag-
-
- ap-
-
- UAR
-
- USP
-
- GOP
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- APS
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ase
-
- GPU
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- USN
-
- Sr.
-
- al.
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- Ar.
-
- SUG
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ASU
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- eo-
-
- ae.
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- an.
-
- ASR
-
- SLA
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AOU
-
- ean
-
- SLP
-
- up-
-
- EEE
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ARU
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- EEG
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- UNO
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- unp
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ALU
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- EOE
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- uns
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ANG
-
- 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.
- ene
-
- en-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- aor
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- EPA
-
- SLR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- USA
-
- ea.
-
- SPR
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- UAE
-
- 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.
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- SNU
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- Apl
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Une
-
- ung
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ARS
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- OLG
-
- OSA
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ola
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- op.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- REA
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NOP
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- NUL
-
- OPA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- PLR
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PGA
-
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- PLO
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PRA
-
- PPS
-
- ppr
-
- ppl
-
- PPE
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- POR
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- pp.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pa.
-
- Pg.
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- prp
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PaG
-
- pug
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- PSG
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- USR
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- So.
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- La.
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- rug
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noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Gun
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noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- gul
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noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- RPG
-
- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Gel
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Ges
-
- gl.
-
- GNP
-
- GNU
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noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Goa
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noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- GSR
-
- se-
-
- Gor
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- GPS
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- Gr.
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- gre
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- SAR
-
- GSA
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- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- RPO
-
- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Les
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- LON
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ROG
-
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LPG
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- LPN
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- leu
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lg.
-
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
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- ROA
-
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- RNR
-
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ROP
-
- LNG
-
- RNA
-
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- rg
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- GU
-
- NL
-
- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- GP
-
- RP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AO
-
- G.
-
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- GN
-
- LR
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- NP
-
- NG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- SU
-
- ln
-
- RO
-
- L1
-
- le
-
- U.
-
- RU
-
- OA
-
- UL
-
- RN
-
- N.
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- OG
-
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- L2
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PU
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- SL
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- SN
-
- ol
-
- L.
-
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ee
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