Anagrams of palisander
Word palisander has
1137 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of palisander.
- praedial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- spandrel
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noun,
Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- Paradise
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noun,
heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- Denpasar
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noun,
a city on S Bali, in S Indonesia.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- adrenals
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Pearland
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noun,
a town in SE Texas.
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- palisade
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noun,
a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
- laniards
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noun,
lanyard.
- Spaniard
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- islander
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- paladins
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noun,
any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- prandial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.
- salaried
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adjective,
receiving a salary:
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- slander
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noun,
defamation; calumny:
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- anapsid
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noun,
a reptile of the subclass Anapsida.
- dialers
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Aleardi
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noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- alipeds
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- 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.
- pedlars
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noun,
peddler.
- Sedalia
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noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- elapids
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- aldrins
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- Landers
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- pinards
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noun,
wine.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- 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.
- darnels
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- pleiads
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Saladin
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noun,
(Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
- paladin
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noun,
any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- Andrias
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- spindle
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noun,
a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- Andreas
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- derails
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- planers
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- palsied
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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.
- Rapidan
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noun,
a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- anaspid
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noun,
any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- radials
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- parades
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noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Prasad
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noun,
Rajendra [rah-jen-druh] /rɑˈdʒɛn drə/ (Show IPA), 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- radial
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Espana
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noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- elapid
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- prides
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noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- elands
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- radian
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dalasi
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- salade
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noun,
sallet.
- 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).
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Darlan
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noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diners
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noun,
a person who dines.
- dispel
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verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- redial
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noun,
automatic redial.
- drails
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noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drapes
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Pindar
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noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pander
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- 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.
- liards
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- lidars
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noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- 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.
- parade
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noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- 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.
- pandas
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noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- paeans
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noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- pained
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paisan
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noun,
compatriot.
- Naples
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noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- pandal
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noun,
(in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- palais
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noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- naleds
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noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- naiads
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nadirs
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- pedals
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noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Idaean
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Island
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noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Pleiad
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- pleads
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verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- idlers
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noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- plasia
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- plani-
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- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- planar
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adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- 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.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- pinder
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noun,
peanut.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- pinard
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noun,
wine.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- pensil
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noun,
pencel.
- lapsed
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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:
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Landis
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noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- ladens
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- rapids
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noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- sandal
-
noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spinel
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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.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- slider
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noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Alpine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alpena
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noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- 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.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- spider
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noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- apneas
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noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- alders
-
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- adren-
-
- Adrian
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noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Aldrin
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- spired
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- arsen-
-
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- Andrea
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- silane
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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.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- splen-
-
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- PEDir
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- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- pedi-
-
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Aldan
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noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- 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
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noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Alas.
-
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- 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.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- plan-
-
- insp.
-
- insep
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- 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.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- 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.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- anal.
-
- Iran.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- 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.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- pale-
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- panda
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- aden-
-
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 30-30
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nears
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- 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.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- para-
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- span-
-
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Arnel
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- reni-
-
- dipl.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- dial.
-
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- resp.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- pred.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- anis-
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Epis.
-
- prand
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- ASEAN
-
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Pres.
-
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- prae-
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sra.
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Pan.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- RNAS
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Pal.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- par.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pnea
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- rad.
-
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- 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.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pre-
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- psid
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- prs.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- psia
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- ped.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Rep.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- repl
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- PERL
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- per.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sepn
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pen.
-
- peds
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ile-
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- ARIS
-
- iana
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- IAEA
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Ind.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- esp.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Esd.
-
- 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).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- 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.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ands
-
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANPA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- IndE
-
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Apr.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- APSA
-
- 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.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ins.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epi-
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- der.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dep.
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- depr
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dlr.
-
- dis-
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- end-
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ala.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- lip-
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- AARP
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NDSL
-
- NADP
-
- aer-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- 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.
- lea.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Alis
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Ald.
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- 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.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Anas
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- DEA
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RLD
-
- RNA
-
- ae.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- de-
-
- rnd
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AEA
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- di.
-
- Sr.
-
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- ad-
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- Aar
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sd.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RSE
-
- SLA
-
- Sp.
-
- SAR
-
- 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.
- ASI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ard
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ase
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- 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.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SLE
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SED
-
- SLR
-
- SDA
-
- SLP
-
- SDI
-
- SDR
-
- ASN
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- SAA
-
- Apl
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- se-
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- DAR
-
- SAE
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DAE
-
- ASR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- APS
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- ise
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- 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:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PID
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- LDP
-
- PLA
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- IRL
-
- pl.
-
- DIL
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IPA
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- Ld.
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- IDP
-
- Pr.
-
- NEA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- NDE
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- NIA
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ne-
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
-
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ine
-
- ide
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDP
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- pli
-
- EIS
-
- ean
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ep.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RPS
-
- DRE
-
- DLS
-
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- DPS
-
- Dr.
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ead
-
- DSA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- EPA
-
- eir
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ial
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- PSA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PSE
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESA
-
- Ia.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- EPS
-
- PRA
-
- Re.
-
- PLR
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- Rd.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- IP
-
- EI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DN
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NL
-
- RN
-
- NI
-
- SA
-
- RI
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- le
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- R.
-
- L.
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- ND
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SN
-
- dl
-
- RP
-
- DP
-
- ln
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- LR
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NP
-