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- volt-ampere
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noun,
an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- kilometer
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noun,
a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- millepore
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noun,
a coralline hydrozoan of the genus Millepora, having a smooth calcareous surface with many perforations.
- meliorate
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verb (used with or without object),
ameliorate.
- Parkville
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noun,
a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- promotive
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adjective,
tending to promote.
- ill-kempt
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adjective,
unkempt.
- evaporite
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noun,
any sedimentary rock, as gypsum or rock salt, formed by precipitation from evaporating seawater.
- meteorol.
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- Melitopol
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noun,
a city in SE Ukraine, NW of the Sea of Azov: battles 1941, 1943.
- operative
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noun,
a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- toolmaker
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noun,
a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.
- Liverpool
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noun,
a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- top-level
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adjective,
at a high level:
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- allotrope
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noun,
one of two or more existing forms of an element:
- lorikeet
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noun,
any of various small lories.
- alveolo-
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- ovariole
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noun,
any of several tubules that compose an insect ovary.
- Kemerovo
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noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, NE of Novosibirsk.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- overkill
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noun,
the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy than would be necessary for a military victory.
- overleap
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verb (used with object),
to leap over or across:
- takeover
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noun,
the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
- Petrillo
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noun,
James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- Oakville
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noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.
- kilovolt
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noun,
a unit of electromotive force, equal to 1000 volts. Abbreviation: kV, kv.
- all-time
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adjective,
never surpassed or greater:
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- elevator
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noun,
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- Trollope
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noun,
Anthony, 1815–82, English novelist.
- roll-top
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noun,
a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- lamp-oil
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noun,
kerosene.
- pellekar
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noun,
palikar.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- lakeport
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noun,
a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- primeval
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adjective,
of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world:
- overtake
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verb (used with object),
to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with:
- laetrile
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noun,
a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- live-oak
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noun,
an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
- impeller
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noun,
a person or thing that impels.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- overtime
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noun,
working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.
- palm-oil
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noun,
a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.
- temporal
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noun,
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- pillaret
-
noun,
a small pillar.
- Telemark
-
noun,
a turn in which a skier places one ski far forward of the other and gradually angles the tip of the forward ski inward in the direction to be turned.
- livetrap
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noun,
a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- metallo-
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- temporo-
-
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- volatile
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noun,
a volatile substance, as a gas or solvent.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- prelim.
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- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- Klavier
-
noun,
clavier2 .
- elektra
-
noun,
an electronic navigational system establishing approximate position through coincidence in amplitude of two radio signals.
- prelate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- elepaio
-
noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Elamite
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- trollop
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noun,
an immoral or promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute.
- Ipomoea
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Ipomoea, of the morning glory family, certain species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flowers.
- Marvell
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noun,
Andrew, 1621–78, English poet and satirist.
- perlite
-
noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- Tiepolo
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noun,
Giovanni Battista [joh-vah-nee buh-tee-stuh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni bəˈti stə;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA) 1727–1804, Italian painters.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- rollmop
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noun,
a fillet of herring, rolled, usually around a pickle, marinated in brine, and served as an appetizer.
- marplot
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- prevail
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verb (used without object),
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally:
- improve
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verb (used with object),
to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition:
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- meerkat
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noun,
suricate.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- emotive
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adjective,
characterized by or pertaining to emotion:
- morello
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noun,
a variety of sour cherry having dark-colored skin and juice.
- keitloa
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noun,
a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- epitome
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- taproom
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noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- vampire
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noun,
a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- moolvee
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noun,
maulvi.
- pivotal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- Molokai
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noun,
an island in central Hawaii: leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- kerato-
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- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Moviola
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- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- mellite
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noun,
a pharmaceutical containing honey.
- mellita
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noun,
mellite.
- Melkite
-
noun,
a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
- petrol.
-
- Kalemie
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noun,
a city in the E Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Lake Tanganyika.
- tearoom
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noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- pollera
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noun,
a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
- tremolo
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noun,
a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
- melilot
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noun,
a cloverlike plant of the genus Melilotus, of the legume family, grown as a forage plant.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- Torelli
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- Perilla
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noun,
any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, especially P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
- overlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- promote
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- Vellore
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noun,
a city in N Tamil Nadu state in S India, on the Palar River.
- partook
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verb,
simple past tense of partake.
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- vermeil
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noun,
vermilion red.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- Orvieto
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noun,
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
- Orville
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noun,
a male given name.
- leproma
-
noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- provoke
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verb (used with object),
to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- removal
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noun,
the act of removing.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- violate
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- Lorelei
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noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- overtop
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noun,
a top, sometimes sleeveless, designed to be worn over another garment, as a shirt or dress.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- allover
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noun,
a fabric with an allover pattern.
- overall
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noun,
overalls, (used with a plural verb)
loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers.
long waterproof leggings.
- Allport
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noun,
Gordon W(illard) 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- overate
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verb,
simple past tense of overeat.
- overeat
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verb (used with object),
to eat more than is good for (oneself):
- overlap
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noun,
an act or instance of overlapping.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Opelika
-
noun,
a city in E Alabama.
- maillot
-
noun,
a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
- private
-
noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- literal
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- operate
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- variole
-
noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- rampike
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noun,
a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Palermo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- metall
-
- Kaveri
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noun,
a river in S India, flowing SE from the Western Ghats in Karnatka state through Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus. 475 miles (765 km) long.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- polit.
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- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Millet
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noun,
a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder.
- metal.
-
- Karpov
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noun,
Anatoly [an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Russian chess player.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Keitel
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1882–1946, German marshal: chief of the Nazi supreme command 1938–45.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- Litvak
-
noun,
a Jew from Lithuania or a neighboring country or region.
- plover
-
noun,
any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae.
Compare dotterel (def 1), killdeer, lapwing.
- Lolita
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noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Repeal
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- remove
-
noun,
the act of removing.
- Temple
-
noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- remake
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noun,
Movies. a more recent version of an older film.
- Keller
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noun,
Gottfried [got-freed;; German gawt-freet] /ˈgɒt frid;; German ˈgɔt frit/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, Swiss novelist.
- teleo-
-
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Teller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- pollee
-
noun,
a person who is asked questions in a poll.
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- milker
-
noun,
a person or thing that milks.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- pomelo
-
noun,
the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
- limpet
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Miller
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
- metro-
-
- Kapell
-
noun,
William, 1922–53, U.S. pianist.
- kapote
-
noun,
a long coat formerly worn by male Jews of eastern Europe and now worn chiefly by very Orthodox or Hasidic Jews.
- looker
-
noun,
a person who looks.
- lookee
-
interjection,
Older Use. looky.
- Kareem
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “generous.”.
- Metope
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Mallet
-
noun,
a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
- kerat-
-
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Maikop
-
noun,
a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Krasnodar.
- revamp
-
noun,
an act or instance of restructuring, reordering, or revising something; overhaul:
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revoke
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of revoking.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- revolt
-
noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- rookie
-
noun,
an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team:
- matri-
-
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Kolima
-
noun,
Kolyma.
- MAeroE
-
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retook
-
noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- Marvel
-
noun,
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy:
- Komati
-
noun,
a river in NE South Africa, N Swaziland, and SW Mozambique, flowing generally NE to the Indian Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- privet
-
noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Market
-
noun,
an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace:
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- maltol
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 3 , obtained from larch bark, pine needles, chicory, or roasted malt, used for enhancing flavors and aromas, as in foods, wines, and perfumes.
- mallee
-
noun,
any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
- laevo-
-
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- retell
-
verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- kelper
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Falkland Islands.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- kelpie
-
noun,
(in Scottish legends) a water spirit, usually having the form of a horse, reputed to cause drownings or to warn those in danger of drowning.
- kelter
-
noun,
kilter.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- talkie
-
noun,
talking picture.
- Kepler
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1630, German astronomer.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- KERMIT
-
noun,
a male given name.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- ptero-
-
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- lepto-
-
- meller
-
noun,
melodrama (def 1).
- killer
-
noun,
a person or thing that kills.
- Kilmer
-
noun,
(Alfred) Joyce, 1886–1918, U.S. poet and journalist.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- proto-
-
- retake
-
noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- kilter
-
noun,
good condition; order:
- lekvar
-
noun,
a soft, jamlike spread made of sweetened prunes or apricots.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- kirtle
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- improv
-
noun,
improvisation.
- impark
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose or shut up, as in a park.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Pavior
-
noun,
a person that paves; paver.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- vario-
-
- motive
-
noun,
something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- armill
-
noun,
a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
- Otello
-
noun,
an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- pillar
-
noun,
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:
- Morike
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1804–75, German poet.
- Topeka
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Kansas, in the NE part, on the Kansas River.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- eroto-
-
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- patri-
-
- tropo-
-
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- empale
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Perovo
-
noun,
a former city in the W Russian Federation, incorporated into Moscow.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- velate
-
adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- troika
-
noun,
a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- Apollo
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- petro-
-
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vermi-
-
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- imper.
-
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- paleo-
-
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- pleio-
-
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- pareve
-
adjective,
having no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient and being permissible for use with both meat and dairy meals as stated in the dietary laws:
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pelmet
-
noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- pallet
-
noun,
a bed or mattress of straw.
- Pellet
-
noun,
a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
- vomito
-
noun,
the black vomit of yellow fever.
- pallor
-
noun,
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- palolo
-
noun,
palolo worm.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Ovalle
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Toller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- pelike
-
noun,
a storage jar with two handles extending from the lip to the shoulder, characterized by an oval body that is wider at the base than at the neck and rests on a foot.
- Moltke
-
noun,
Helmuth Karl [hel-moot kahrl] /ˈhɛl mut kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1800–91, Prussian field marshal: chief of staff 1858–88.
- Mollie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary or Milicent.
- vakeel
-
noun,
a native lawyer.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- avoir.
-
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- varoom
-
noun, verb,
vroom.
- 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.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- iatro-
-
- Mollet
-
noun,
Guy [gahy;; French gee] /gaɪ;; French gi/ (Show IPA), 1905–75, French political leader.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- 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.
- pekoe
-
noun,
a superior kind of black tea from Sri Lanka, India, and Java, made from leaves coarser than those used for orange pekoe.
- opto-
-
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Maker
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes.
- male-
-
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- part.
-
- rall.
-
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Parl.
-
- pari-
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- pale-
-
- palki
-
noun,
a palanquin; sedan chair.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prom.
-
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Prot.
-
- 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.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- Prov.
-
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- Provo
-
noun,
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- patr-
-
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- over-
-
- priv.
-
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Malik
-
noun,
Adam, 1917–84, Indonesian politician and diplomat.
- pivot
-
noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- pooka
-
noun,
puca.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poove
-
noun,
poof2 .
- metr-
-
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- molvi
-
noun,
maulvi.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- plat.
-
- Metol
-
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- meta-
-
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plio-
-
- poet.
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- poker
-
noun,
a person or thing that pokes.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- molal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- pleo-
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- polka
-
noun,
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Mokpo
-
noun,
a seaport in SW South Korea.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- mero-
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- peri-
-
- matr-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- pret.
-
- okapi
-
noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Okla.
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- oleo-
-
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- prem.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- prim.
-
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Perak
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Capital: Ipoh.
- pert.
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Port.
-
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- movie
-
noun,
motion picture.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- piker
-
noun,
a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- prae-
-
- peta-
-
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Melia
-
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- petr-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ative
-
- atmo-
-
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- vari-
-
- tele-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- temp.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Ital.
-
- vapor
-
noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tarok
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- tilak
-
noun,
a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Kioto
-
noun,
Kyoto.
- kilo-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Velma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- kevel
-
noun,
a sturdy bit, bollard, etc., on which the heavier hawsers of a ship may be secured.
- keto-
-
- areo-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- kempt
-
adjective,
neatly or tidily kept:
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- kelep
-
noun,
a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Karoo
-
noun,
a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- impv.
-
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- topo-
-
- Tooke
-
noun,
(John) Horne [hawrn] /hɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1736–1812, English politician and philologist.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- elem.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- ileo-
-
- trop-
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- troke
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- evoke
-
verb (used with object),
to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.):
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- veter
-
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Kirov
-
noun,
a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, N of Kazan.
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Lakme
-
noun,
an opera (1883) by Léo Delibes.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- rept.
-
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- allo-
-
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- 30-30
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- vroom
-
noun,
the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- vomit
-
noun,
the act of vomiting.
- vomer
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- lipo-
-
- level
-
noun,
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- aero-
-
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- levo-
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alto-
-
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- krill
-
noun,
any of the small, pelagic, shrimplike crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- alti-
-
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- Rollo
-
noun,
Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- Kleve
-
noun,
German name of Cleves.
- ville
-
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- Klimt
-
noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1918, Austrian painter.
- kiver
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
cover.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- vimpa
-
noun,
a silk veil falling over the shoulders and extending down the arms and over the hands, worn by acolytes who carry the miter and crosier at a Pontifical Mass.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Amer.
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Koloa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Vilma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- vil.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Pet.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- tri-
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- par.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- peak
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- vet.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Park
-
noun,
an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- per.
-
- pat.
-
- vamp
-
noun,
the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- val.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- veep
-
noun,
a vice president.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Vat.
-
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- peek
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance; peep.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- var.
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- peke
-
noun,
Pekingese (def 1).
- PERL
-
- perk
-
noun,
perquisite.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- vel.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- prev
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- rook
-
noun,
a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- pot.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rpt.
-
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- pre-
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- pro-
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rev.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- Pvt.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- pork
-
noun,
the flesh of hogs used as food.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pkt.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toke
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- took
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pika
-
noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- Pike
-
noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- trav
-
- pil-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pol.
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- poke
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ter.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Polk
-
noun,
James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 1080
-
- pam.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lea.
-
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Kiev
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- kilt
-
noun,
any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- kiva
-
noun,
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- kolo
-
noun,
a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
- Komi
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- koto
-
noun,
a Japanese musical instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lam.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mako
-
noun,
a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- Mar.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mark
-
noun,
a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise:
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- look
-
noun,
the act of looking:
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ket-
-
- kept
-
noun,
board and lodging; subsistence; support:
- Meek
-
adjective,
humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ark.
-
- Arm.
-
- art.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- atm.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- ator
-
- apo-
-
- Ave.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elev
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Apr.
-
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- ELLE
-
- all-
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alk.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amok
-
noun,
(among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- amp.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- kepi
-
noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kame
-
noun,
a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- keep
-
noun,
board and lodging; subsistence; support:
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- kelp
-
noun,
any large, brown, cold-water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes.
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Kemi
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Kemp
-
noun,
British Dialect.
a strong, brave warrior.
an athlete, especially a champion.
a professional fighter.
an impetuous or roguish young man.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Ire.
-
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- evap
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- ile-
-
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- Ill.
-
- Imp.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- oro-
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- moki
-
noun,
Hopi (def 1).
- moke
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mlle
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- 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:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- mkt.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mirk
-
noun,
darkness; gloom:
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- MILR
-
- Moll
-
noun,
gun moll.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- ovi-
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- ole-
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mook
-
noun,
a contemptible, incompetent person.
- MOpt
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- OPer
-
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- opia
-
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Paki
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Mike
-
noun,
Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
- Pal.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mil.
-
- MEPA
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- merk
-
noun,
mark2 (def 3).
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- ovo-
-
- met.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- milk
-
noun,
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
- ERP
-
- Vt.
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- Ola
-
- TPI
-
- ERT
-
- tra
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETV
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERV
-
- VRM
-
- Am.
-
- Tpr
-
- al.
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- tpk
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TPM
-
- VOR
-
- EOE
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tr.
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ap-
-
- io-
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- IOT
-
- OIr
-
- TIA
-
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- OIt
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- IRL
-
- OEO
-
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- OEM
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ior
-
- ILP
-
- Vte
-
- tlo
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EMR
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ier
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMV
-
- TMO
-
- tlr
-
- TKO
-
- ILO
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- VTO
-
- EMT
-
- oo-
-
- Om.
-
- PTO
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Orv
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- at.
-
- VIP
-
- pt.
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATP
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Avi
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ot-
-
- Pr.
-
- EOM
-
- AME
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- aor
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- OTA
-
- pm.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- Ver
-
- ALM
-
- ote
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- Tro
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- OPM
-
- vol
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- eir
-
- ae.
-
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- EEO
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- EAM
-
- Va.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TVA
-
- trp
-
- ea.
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- PAK
-
noun,
pack; package.
- VLA
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- vo.
-
- OAP
-
- VOA
-
- 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.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ITV
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- pli
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PLO
-
- MLR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PLR
-
- pmk
-
- PMT
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LIM
-
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- mk.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lep
-
- ll.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- pl.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- PLA
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- MOI
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- MIT
-
- LLM
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MeV
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MIE
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- POR
-
- ltr
-
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- POV
-
- PRA
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- lv.
-
- LTL
-
- REA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LMT
-
- kop
-
noun,
a hill.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- MIP
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- LTA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- PTV
-
- lpm
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- La.
-
- pk.
-
plural,
pack.
- ROA
-
- TAL
-
- MRP
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- pik
-
noun,
payment in kind.
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- Ker
-
- MRA
-
- MPE
-
- MTI
-
- Kev
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- KIA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RPV
-
- MPA
-
- Mt.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- RPM
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OAO
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- Kt.
-
- ka-
-
- Kal
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Kam
-
noun,
a Kam-Tai language spoken in southern China.
- op.
-
- MTO
-
- MVP
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- MTV
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MTP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- RPO
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- ROP
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- km.
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- ROI
-
- MOR
-
- PIO
-
- Koo
-
noun,
(Vi Kyuin) Wellington [wee gyin] /ˈwi ˈgyɪn/ (Show IPA), (Ku Wei-chün; Gu Weijun) 1887–1985, Chinese diplomat and statesman.
- KRP
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kVA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- KIP
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- kil
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Kim
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- kr.
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- M.
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- L.
-
- MV
-
- AK
-
- OA
-
- L1
-
- O.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- K.
-
- L2
-
- KV
-
- VL
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- AO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- KP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IP
-
- MP
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- VM
-
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- T1
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- i.
-
- VI
-
- VP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- t.
-
- V.
-
- RV
-
- VR
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- RO
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RI
-
- ee
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TP
-
- LM
-
- tk
-
- le
-
- TL
-
- TM
-
- EV
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).