Anagrams of phenobarbital
Word phenobarbital has
2037 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of phenobarbital.
- biparental
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adjective,
pertaining to or having traits or characteristics that stem from both parents.
- inhalator
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noun,
an apparatus designed to mix carbon dioxide and oxygen, especially for use in artificial respiration.
- barbitone
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noun,
barbital.
- hariolate
-
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- parhelion
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noun,
a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- rabbinate
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noun,
the office or term of office of a rabbi.
- lionheart
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noun,
a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- Bonaparte
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noun,
Jérôme [juh-rohm;; French zhey-rohm] /dʒəˈroʊm;; French ʒeɪˈroʊm/ (Show IPA), 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).
- Parthenia
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noun,
an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parathion
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noun,
a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- printable
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adjective,
capable of being printed.
- barbotine
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noun,
a thin clay paste for making ceramic decorations in low relief.
- pan-broil
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verb (used with or without object),
to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
- table-hop
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verb (used without object),
to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
- trainable
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adjective,
capable of being trained.
- anabolite
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noun,
a product of anabolic action.
- habitable
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adjective,
capable of being inhabited.
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- Nathalie
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noun,
a female given name.
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- baronial
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adjective,
pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
- Rathbone
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noun,
Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- Barthian
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noun,
a supporter or adherent of Karl Barth or his theology.
- Oliphant
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noun,
Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- bareboat
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adjective,
providing a boat only, exclusive of crew, stores, fuel, and the like:
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- hapteron
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noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- heliport
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noun,
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- Polabian
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noun,
a member of a Slavic people who once lived in the Elbe River basin and on the Baltic coast of northern Germany.
- horntail
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noun,
any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- Rhaetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- 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.
- Horatian
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adjective,
of or relating to Horace.
- Hartline
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noun,
Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- Interpol
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noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- barbital
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noun,
a barbiturate compound, C 7 O 3 N 2 H 12 , formerly used as a hypnotic.
- perianth
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noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- alphabet
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noun,
the letters of a language in their customary order.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- probable
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adjective,
likely to occur or prove true:
- Nephtali
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noun,
Naphtali.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Iolanthe
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noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- halation
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noun,
a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- bathrobe
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noun,
a long, loose, coat-like garment, often tied with a belt of the same material, worn before and after a bath, over sleepwear, or as leisure wear at home.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- antihero
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noun,
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
- hibernal
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adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- triplane
-
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- orbitale
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noun,
Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- bilobate
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into two lobes.
- Atabrine
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- anthrop.
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- plethora
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noun,
overabundance; excess:
- tailbone
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noun,
the coccyx.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- Naphtali
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noun,
the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- Habanero
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noun,
an extremely pungent small pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense, used in cookery.
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- biathlon
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noun,
a contest in which cross-country skiers, carrying rifles, shoot at targets at four stops along a 12.5-mile (20 km) course.
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- blephar-
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- partible
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adjective,
capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
- portable
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noun,
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart:
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- aphelion
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noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun.
- aphanite
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noun,
a fine-grained igneous rock having such compact texture that the constituent minerals cannot be detected with the naked eye.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Parthian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- 11-point
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- platino-
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- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- pathol.
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- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- hipbone
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noun,
innominate bone.
- plantar
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adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- aphonia
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noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- Raphael
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noun,
(Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483–1520, Italian painter.
- Ephrata
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noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- ratable
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adjective,
capable of being rated or appraised.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- Parthia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea: conquered by the Persians a.d. 226; now a part of NE Iran.
- nibbler
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noun,
a person or thing that nibbles.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- neolith
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- inhaler
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noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- rathole
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noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- nephro-
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- inthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- Rhaetia
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- belabor
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verb (used with object),
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary:
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- phalera
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noun,
a metal disk or boss worn on a man's breast as an ornament or as a military decoration or used to adorn the harness of a horse.
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- Latrobe
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noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- Bleriot
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- taphole
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noun,
a hole in a blast furnace, steelmaking furnace, etc., through which molten metal or slag is tapped off.
- phrenol
-
- Taphiae
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a group of islands in the Ionian Sea.
- blather
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noun,
foolish, voluble talk:
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- phreno-
-
- phrenia
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- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- blither
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adjective,
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful:
- phorate
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noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- hirable
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adjective,
able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- Bepaint
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verb (used with object),
to cover or smear with paint.
- biplane
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noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- phonate
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verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- phlebo-
-
- philtre
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noun, verb (used with object),
philter.
- philter
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noun,
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
- bibelot
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noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- phaeton
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noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- bloater
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- athanor
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noun,
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- Athenai
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noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- brothel
-
noun,
a house of prostitution.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- piranha
-
noun,
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- pinhole
-
noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- Brabant
-
noun,
a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Bahrain
-
noun,
a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Capital: Manama.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- baronet
-
noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- Bothnia
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- labiate
-
noun,
a labiate plant.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Balaton
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noun,
a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- bornite
-
noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- Bonaire
-
noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- barbate
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adjective,
tufted or furnished with hairs; bearded.
- laparo-
-
- bobtail
-
noun,
a short or docked tail.
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- petrol.
-
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- enthral
-
verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Alberta
-
noun,
a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton.
Abbreviation: Alba., Alta.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- hepato-
-
- Harbona
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noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- haplont
-
noun,
the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- Panther
-
noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- ablator
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noun,
See under ablation (def 3).
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- hobnail
-
noun,
a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
- harelip
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- Alethia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of truth.
- trehala
-
noun,
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- notable
-
noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- Abelian
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adjective,
of or relating to Niels Henrik Abel or his theorems.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- triable
-
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Holbein
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), ("the elder") 1465?–1524, German painter.
- hanaper
-
noun,
a wicker receptacle for documents.
- palaeo-
-
- probate
-
noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- topline
-
adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- aerobia
-
noun,
aerobe.
- polenta
-
noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- prolate
-
adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Othniel
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noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- Honiara
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Solomon Islands, N Guadalcanal.
- antero-
-
- airboat
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- palato-
-
- hatable
-
adjective,
hateable.
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Helprin
-
noun,
Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- hernio-
-
- Trebbia
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing N into the Po at Piacenza: Romans defeated by Hannibal near here 218 b.c. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- ornith-
-
- ethnol.
-
- hetaira
-
noun,
hetaera.
- althorn
-
noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- potable
-
noun,
Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.
- habitan
-
noun,
habitant2 .
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Ophelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- Hilbert
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; German dah-vit] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; German ˈdɑ vɪt/ (Show IPA), 1862–1943, German mathematician.
- orbital
-
noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- pointel
-
noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- potherb
-
noun,
any herb prepared as food by cooking in a pot, as spinach, or added as seasoning in cookery, as thyme.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- ethanal
-
noun,
acetaldehyde.
- potline
-
noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- abalone
-
noun,
a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.
- hoplite
-
noun,
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
- parboil
-
verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- alphorn
-
noun,
alpenhorn.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Halpern
-
noun,
Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
- parable
-
noun,
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- phobia
-
noun,
a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- polit.
-
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- herbal
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Bilbao
-
noun,
a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
- hepta-
-
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- helio-
-
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Hebron
-
noun,
an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- ribbon
-
noun,
a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- phren.
-
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- phonet
-
- Blithe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- hepat-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- hobble
-
noun,
an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- Hobart
-
noun,
Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
- hiero-
-
- henbit
-
noun,
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- hobbit
-
noun,
a member of a race of imaginary creatures related to and resembling humans, living in underground holes and characterized by their good nature, diminutive size, and hairy feet.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- boatel
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- lepto-
-
- holpen
-
verb,
a past participle of help.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- Bohlen
-
noun,
Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
- Robbia
-
noun,
Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
- pleio-
-
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- inter.
-
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- rabban
-
noun,
master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- rabbet
-
noun,
a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
-
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plano-
-
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- plani-
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Raphia
-
noun,
raffia.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ethno-
-
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- iatro-
-
- plinth
-
noun,
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
- rabble
-
noun,
a disorderly crowd; mob.
- rabbit
-
noun,
any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
- rabbin
-
noun,
rabbi1 .
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- habile
-
adjective,
skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- earbob
-
noun,
an earring or eardrop.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- hartal
-
noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- hatpin
-
noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- probit
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- bother
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- labio-
-
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- rhino-
-
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- haplo-
-
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Harlan
-
noun,
John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- philo-
-
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Naboth
-
noun,
the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- 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.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- panto-
-
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- theol.
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- patri-
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Balboa
-
noun,
Vasco Núñez de [bahs-kaw noo-nyeth th e] /ˈbɑs kɔ ˈnu nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- paleon
-
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- penta-
-
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- nibble
-
noun,
a small morsel or bit:
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- pariah
-
noun,
an outcast.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- nitro-
-
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- anthol
-
- antho-
-
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- nobble
-
verb (used with object),
to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- patho-
-
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- Pathan
-
noun,
Afghan (def 1).
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- nephr-
-
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paleo-
-
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- Berith
-
noun,
Brith.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- ablate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- batho-
-
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- litho.
-
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- tribo-
-
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- phenol
-
noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- pheno-
-
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- phiale
-
noun,
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- barit.
-
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- petro-
-
- aeron.
-
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Lobber
-
noun,
clabber.
- bharal
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- troph-
-
- Philae
-
noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- Bhopal
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- barbet
-
noun,
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- barhop
-
verb (used without object),
Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Pahari
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- libber
-
noun,
an advocate, follower, or member of a social-reform liberation movement:
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Barbie
-
noun,
Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
- barbel
-
noun,
a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- poet.
-
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orial
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Parl.
-
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- 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).
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- plio-
-
- pari-
-
- obeah
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- OBrit
-
- pant-
-
- 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.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- Hoban
-
noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Orth.
-
- Port.
-
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- hort.
-
- para-
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- pleo-
-
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- petri
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- 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.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Lith.
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- petr-
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- peta-
-
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- phile
-
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Phila
-
- phobe
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- phon.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Phil.
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- phore
-
- phane
-
- phot.
-
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Pheba
-
noun,
a female day name for Friday.
See under day name.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- PharB
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- lipo-
-
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- in-lb
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Nebr.
-
- intr.
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- path-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patr-
-
- plat.
-
- Neth.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- part.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- ileo-
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nabob
-
noun,
any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- pert.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- natl.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- 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.
- Ital.
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- prae-
-
- tera-
-
- BPhil
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Babar
-
noun,
Baber.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Babel
-
noun,
Isaak Emmanuilovich [ahy-zuh k;; Russian ee-sahk yi-muh-noo-yee-luh-vyich] /ˈaɪ zək;; Russian iˈsɑk yɪ mə nuˈyi lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1941, Russian author.
- Baber
-
noun,
(Zahir ed-Din Mohammed) 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Bahia
-
noun,
a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Balbo
-
noun,
Italo [ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- telo-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arith
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Arnel
-
- thio-
-
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Balt.
-
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Bibl.
-
- Bible
-
noun,
the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- biol.
-
- biont
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- barba
-
noun,
the beard.
- Barbe
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Bart.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- belah
-
noun,
beefwood.
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- bebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- tonia
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aeri-
-
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- 30-30
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Abbai
-
noun,
the part of the Blue Nile above Lake Tana.
- Abbie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Abigail.
- Abbot
-
noun,
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- anth-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Arab.
-
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alto-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alpha
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alti-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bribe
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- rept.
-
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Prot.
-
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- halo-
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Brit.
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Brale
-
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- rhoea
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- rhin-
-
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- rhet.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Rabbi
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- reni-
-
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- rebab
-
noun,
a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- pron.
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- herp.
-
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Bohea
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- heli-
-
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- pret.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- hier-
-
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- prob.
-
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- TRIB
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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).
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pot.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tron
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- tRNA
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Pal.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pol.
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pan.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- top-
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- prin
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- pnea
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- par.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- RIBA
-
- PABA
-
noun,
para-aminobenzoic acid.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- tri-
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tanh
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rit.
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- pil-
-
- Phar
-
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rpt.
-
- phr.
-
- thi-
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tab.
-
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RONA
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 1080
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rel.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- repl
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Pet.
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- ter.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- PERL
-
- perh
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pen.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- 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.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- the-
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Babe
-
noun,
a baby or child.
- Ire.
-
- Baba
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast and often containing raisins, baked in a small mold and then usually soaked with a rum syrup.
- itol
-
- Eth.
-
- BPOE
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- BLit
-
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Lab.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- inae
-
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- bleb
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- epi-
-
- art.
-
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Eph.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- bin-
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lib.
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- ator
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- epit
-
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- bar.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- HLBB
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- bet.
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bib.
-
- bio-
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Heb.
-
- Hebr
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- ile-
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- IAEA
-
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- Hab.
-
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ible
-
- blab
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Barb
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- hol-
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hal-
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- HRIP
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- 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.
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- NRAB
-
- NRPB
-
- NTIA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- obb.
-
- not-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- lin.
-
- NIRA
-
- Bol.
-
- Aire
-
- NLRB
-
- NOAA
-
- Nor.
-
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- bor.
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Ont.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- 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.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- AARP
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- abl.
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- btl.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ole-
-
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- bot.
-
- ABBR
-
- Abbe
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- Abba
-
noun,
a female day name for Thursday.
See under day name.
- brob
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped spike for securing an end of a timber butting against the side of another.
- Ala.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- aph-
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- enl.
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lit.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LitB
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- ano-
-
- ANPA
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neph
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- neo-
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Neh.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- 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).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nah.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- alt.
-
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Alb.
-
- RPO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Bn.
-
- BPA
-
- BPE
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- ble
-
- ROA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- rte
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- RNA
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- rt.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BLA
-
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ThB
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- tph
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TNB
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AOA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- abt
-
- TPI
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- Tro
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- TPN
-
- Aar
-
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- TRH
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abp
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- aor
-
- APB
-
- BIE
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TBO
-
- Tbi
-
- TBA
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BBA
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- BEP
-
- TAL
-
- BHA
-
- BHL
-
- BHP
-
- BHT
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- 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.
- ATP
-
- TIA
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATB
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- bp.
-
- Br.
-
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BPH
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BPI
-
- PHA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhL
-
- lhb
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LPN
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- NAA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- 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.
- LBO
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ite
-
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- INH
-
- ote
-
- obl
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- OTB
-
- OBE
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- NbE
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIH
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ob.
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- PIO
-
- ine
-
- ETR
-
- EPA
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ERP
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- hr.
-
- Ep.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HBO
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- ea.
-
- rhb
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BRE
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- BTh
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EAA
-
- en-
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ebb
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- EbN
-
- REA
-
- RBI
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- trp
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- PLO
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- ht.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POB
-
- POA
-
- Ia.
-
- PLR
-
- ial
-
- POR
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- pli
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- io-
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- PRA
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- LR
-
- PB
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HL
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- N.
-
- Eb
-
- ol
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- BH
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- PH
-
- IP
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- ln
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- HB
-
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- L.
-
- NI
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- h.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- RH
-
- RP
-
- HP
-
- NH
-
- TN
-
- le
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- B-
-
- TB
-
- OA
-
- NP
-
- LH
-
- RO
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- R.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- BB
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- O.
-
- L1
-
- BO
-
- L2
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TL
-