Anagrams of peccadillos
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- peccadillo
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noun,
a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- calliopes
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- Decapolis
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noun,
a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century b.c.
- so-called
-
adjective,
called or designated thus:
- escallop
-
noun,
scallop.
- Calliope
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noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- displace
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- sepaloid
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adjective,
resembling a sepal.
- pedocals
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noun,
a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- calicoes
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- spadille
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noun,
the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
- collides
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verb (used with object),
to cause to collide:
- ice-cold
-
adjective,
cold as ice:
- calicoed
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adjective,
dressed in calico.
- collapse
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noun,
a falling in or together:
- calicles
-
noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- allspice
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noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- cedillas
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noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- deposal
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noun,
an act of deposing.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- 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.
- placoid
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adjective,
platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- despoil
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verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- podalic
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adjective,
pertaining to the feet.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- dallies
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verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- pedocal
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noun,
a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- pleiads
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- alipeds
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- collide
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verb (used with object),
to cause to collide:
- codices
-
noun,
plural of codex.
- coeliac
-
adjective,
celiac.
- cedilla
-
noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- dipoles
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- placode
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noun,
a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- locales
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- scalpel
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noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- calicos
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- lepido-
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- scallop
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noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- 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.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- soliped
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noun,
solidungulate.
- callose
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- calicle
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noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- adipose
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noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- dollies
-
noun,
Informal. a doll.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- calico
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- pleio-
-
- pleads
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verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- closed
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noun,
the act of closing.
- Pleiad
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- calci-
-
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- pocill
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- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- psocid
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noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- calli-
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- callop
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noun,
golden perch.
- poised
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- police
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noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- polled
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noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- cellos
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noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- clado-
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- pellas
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noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- placid
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adjective,
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- occas.
-
- locals
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noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- locale
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- 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.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- 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.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- L-dopa
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noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- do-all
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noun,
a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
- 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:
- icecap
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ladles
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noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Laclos
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noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- Isolde
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noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Docile
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adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- dispel
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verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- 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.
- colics
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noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- ipecac
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- Collie
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noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- peloid
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noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- calced
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adjective,
(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) wearing shoes; shod.
- dalles
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noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- disco-
-
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- pallid
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adjective,
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
- paleo-
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- paedo-
-
- diplo-
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- diploe
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noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- dipole
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noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- calces
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noun,
a plural of calx.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- aldols
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- accel.
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- alcids
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- scaled
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- aldose
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noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- dials
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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.
- delis
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noun,
a delicatessen.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- desc.
-
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- dial.
-
- dices
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Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- pale-
-
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- disc.
-
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- sodic
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adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- dills
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dipl.
-
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- sapid
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adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- pico-
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- pedo-
-
- pedi-
-
- aldol
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noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- 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.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- palls
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noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- deca-
-
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- decl.
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- deci-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Icel.
-
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- spec.
-
- 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.)
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- ideo-
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- 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.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- 30-30
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- eccl.
-
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oidea
-
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- OIcel
-
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- ecol.
-
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- 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.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- lipo-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- polls
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- asco-
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- cidal
-
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Apoc.
-
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- ploid
-
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- plio-
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- pleo-
-
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- calc-
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- caco-
-
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- caps.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coel-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coll.
-
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- allo-
-
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- 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:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lip-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SPCA
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- psid
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- sld.
-
- 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.
- iso-
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- sci.
-
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- scil
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- SLIC
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- peds
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- SPCC
-
- lea.
-
- pil-
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- psia
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Sol.
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- 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.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pal.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- poda
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- opia
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- pos.
-
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- ped.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- psec
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- sec.
-
- OECD
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- OAPC
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- 1080
-
- iod-
-
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cpd.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Dec.
-
- Col.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dis-
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- dioc
-
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dice
-
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.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- dep.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- eco-
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- all-
-
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ald.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Alco
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acc.
-
- asc-
-
- cac-
-
- clep
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cide
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cels
-
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- CCls
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Cal.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ile-
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ICAO
-
- Esd.
-
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- Ill.
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- idae
-
- 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).
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ELAS
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ical
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- epi-
-
- eso-
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- CCP
-
- sc.
-
- CAI
-
- IDP
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ide
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- So.
-
- CCA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SAE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sp.
-
- PSC
-
- sd.
-
- LCA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- cle
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IAS
-
- CLI
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PLO
-
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- Clo
-
- pli
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ICC
-
- CDC
-
- 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).
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- CED
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- CIP
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- CIE
-
- il-
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- AIC
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Isl
-
- SLP
-
- 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.
- ALC
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ae.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- SLE
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- IPA
-
- IPS
-
- IOC
-
- IPO
-
- ACP
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ACS
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ILO
-
- La.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cc.
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SCP
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Co.
-
- ScD
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- EDC
-
- se-
-
- ase
-
- SLA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- LCL
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- LDS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- APC
-
- 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.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- LSD
-
- Apl
-
- 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.
- APS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- LDL
-
- ial
-
- LDP
-
- ll.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Doi
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- LLD
-
- DLO
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oid
-
- EIS
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- DLS
-
- DLC
-
- DPA
-
- pc.
-
- DIL
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- OPA
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- 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.
- LOC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- DSP
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ead
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LSI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- EDP
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LSC
-
- Oc.
-
- DPC
-
- DPS
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCS
-
- OCD
-
- DPI
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OED
-
- OAS
-
- DSA
-
- OAP
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- CPS
-
- CSA
-
- 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:
- PID
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- DCL
-
- CPL
-
- do.
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DOA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- DSC
-
- DSO
-
- Esc
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- ESA
-
- PLA
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- PLC
-
- id.
-
- ics
-
- 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.
- 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.
- CPA
-
- pl.
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ESL
-
- DAE
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DEA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- DCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
-
- PCS
-
- de-
-
- Les
-
- lep
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- EPA
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- di.
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- PCI
-
- EPS
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- D.
-
- dl
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- IP
-
- AO
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ol
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- S.
-
- EI
-
- L1
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SL
-
- OA
-
- L2
-
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- 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.
- SA
-
- O.
-
- 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.
- LC
-
- le
-
- DP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-