Anagrams of palestinians
Word palestinians has
1111 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of palestinians.
- sapiential
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adjective,
containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- salientian
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noun,
a salientian amphibian.
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- tailspins
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- alpinists
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- palatines
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- plantains
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- taeniasis
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noun,
infestation with tapeworms.
- stapelias
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- annalists
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noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- leninists
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- pastinas
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- spaniels
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- Salesian
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noun,
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- Pleasant
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adjective,
pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- plantain
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- alanines
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noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- anapests
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- Latinian
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noun,
Latino-Faliscan.
- pitiless
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adjective,
feeling or showing no pity; merciless:
- pianists
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- anilines
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- seasnail
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noun,
any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- pinnati-
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- annalist
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noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- sealants
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- painless
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adjective,
without pain; causing little or no pain:
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- epitasis
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noun,
the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed.
Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), protasis.
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- sinapine
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noun,
an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- intens.
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- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- spitals
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Salinas
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noun,
a city in W California.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- splints
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noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- pintail
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sennits
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- pinites
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- spinels
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noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- atlases
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- instils
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Plantin
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noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- siennas
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- inspans
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- spinals
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- intines
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- stipels
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- anapest
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- tiepins
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- pensils
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noun,
pencel.
- 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.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- tenpins
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- alpines
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- peasant
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noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- aliases
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noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- passant
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adjective,
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- alanine
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noun,
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;
- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- pastels
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- tilapia
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- paisans
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noun,
compatriot.
- Staples
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noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- Stinnes
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noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- anneals
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noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- Iletin
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- nasals
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noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- paisan
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noun,
compatriot.
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- pastas
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noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Nantes
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- paeans
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noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- salpas
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noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- passel
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noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- panels
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noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Inness
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noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- insist
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- palate
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noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- inspan
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Panini
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noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- palais
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noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- penta-
-
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Pilsen
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noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- pinata
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- pinnas
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- pinite
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- plani-
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- pennis
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- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- pastes
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- saleps
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noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Saipan
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noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- lapses
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- plasia
-
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splen-
-
- splats
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- spelts
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tepals
-
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.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- septi-
-
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- sanit
-
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Sans.
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Sept.
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- peats
-
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.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- seti-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- tiles
-
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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- peta-
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tenn.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- pant-
-
- 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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plat.
-
- plast
-
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spies
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- plan-
-
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snaps
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- span-
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Ital.
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- anat.
-
- anal.
-
- alti-
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Alas.
-
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- AAPSS
-
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- 30-30
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- asst.
-
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ASEAN
-
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- anis-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- IATSE
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- natl.
-
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- asis
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- iana
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- IATA
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sat.
-
- SASE
-
- inae
-
- IAEA
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- epit
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- ESIS
-
- esp.
-
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sepn
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 1080
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- NTIA
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- teas
-
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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- alt.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tel-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Ala.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Pan.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- APSA
-
- ANSI
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- ant.
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Anas
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- ANPA
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ann.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Pal.
-
- Ste.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- enl.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- PSAT
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- psia
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pts.
-
- pnea
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lin.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pil-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- PLSS
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- itis
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Pet.
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- int.
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- intl
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- lip-
-
- ins.
-
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- ISSN
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- lit.
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- pat.
-
- isls
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- an.
-
- LPN
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- STI
-
- AAE
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SST
-
- TSE
-
- al.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NIA
-
- PLA
-
- 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.
- pl.
-
- TSI
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- TSP
-
- AIA
-
- TPN
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- TPI
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ap-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Pa.
-
- SSI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- NSA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- 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.
- NNP
-
- Npt
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NNE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- STL
-
- STP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AAP
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ae.
-
- TAL
-
- lep
-
- Les
-
- AEA
-
- pt.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- TIA
-
- SSN
-
- ine
-
- SSE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- ist
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- en-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SAE
-
- SAA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sp.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SSA
-
- EIS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- SLA
-
- ESL
-
- NAA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- IPA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ISA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- ETS
-
- ise
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Isl
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- PSE
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ast
-
- NEA
-
- Lt.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ase
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- pli
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- LSI
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- APS
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- NES
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- ss.
-
- at.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- TSS
-
- La.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- SLE
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- PSA
-
- ATP
-
- ne-
-
- SLP
-
- ATA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EI
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- TL
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- T1
-
- L.
-
- IP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- NP
-
- ln
-
- L1
-
- NL
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- L2
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- t.
-