Anagrams of phraseologies
Word phraseologies has
1761 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of phraseologies.
- rheologies
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noun,
the study of the deformation and flow of matter.
- areologies
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noun,
the observation and study of the planet Mars.
- shear-legs
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noun,
shear (def 16).
- aerologies
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noun,
the branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, airplanes, etc.
- spoilages
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noun,
the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- sea-horse
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noun,
any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
- espaliers
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- pharisees
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noun,
a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- shopgirls
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noun,
a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- leprosies
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noun,
a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
- oleograph
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noun,
a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- Pergolesi
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noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- seraglios
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- apologies
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noun,
a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another:
- gasoliers
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- apheresis
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noun,
Also, aphaeresis. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account.
- gospelers
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noun,
a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- isographs
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noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- perishes
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verb (used without object),
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.:
- spielers
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- earlship
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noun,
earldom (def 1).
- pergolas
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- girosols
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noun,
girasol.
- Serpasil
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- Pharisee
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noun,
a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- splasher
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noun,
a person or thing that splashes.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- argosies
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noun,
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
- polishes
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noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- spoilage
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noun,
the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- presages
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noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- Asperges
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noun,
the rite of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and people with holy water before High Mass.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- eelgrass
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noun,
a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- hairless
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adjective,
without hair; bald:
- goloshes
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noun,
galosh.
- haplosis
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noun,
the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- harelips
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- soilages
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- girasols
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noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- hoosiers
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- hopeless
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adjective,
providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate:
- isograph
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noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- gasohols
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noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- sphaero-
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- galoshes
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noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- shopgirl
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noun,
a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- shiralee
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noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- oosphere
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noun,
an unfertilized egg within an oogonium.
- relapses
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- parishes
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- parolees
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- spoilers
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- gospeler
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noun,
a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- reposals
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- roseolas
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noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- aerosols
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- reshapes
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verb (used with object),
to shape again or into different form.
- aerogels
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noun,
a gel formed by the dispersion of air in a solidified matrix; a solid foam, as Styrofoam.
- sea-legs
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plural noun,
the ability to adjust one's sense of balance to the motion of a ship at sea:
- seashore
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noun,
land along the sea or ocean.
- relishes
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noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- serpigo
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noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- girasol
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noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- pelisse
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noun,
an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.
- Pelasgi
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plural noun,
the Pelasgians.
- pelages
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noun,
the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
- ageless
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adjective,
not aging or appearing to age.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- paroles
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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.
- sphero-
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- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- Spieler
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noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- spheral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sphere.
- resoles
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- hooplas
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noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- reships
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- pergola
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noun,
an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- asshole
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noun,
anus.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- asperse
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verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- Heloise
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noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- aspires
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- spirals
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- helpers
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noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- reshape
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verb (used with object),
to shape again or into different form.
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Agriope
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noun,
Eurydice.
- girshes
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noun,
qirsh.
- soapers
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noun,
soap opera.
- repeals
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noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- hoagies
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noun,
a hero sandwich.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- elapses
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noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- epigeal
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adjective,
Entomology. living near the surface of the ground, as on low herbs or other surface vegetation.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- largess
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noun,
generous bestowal of gifts.
- silages
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Aerosol
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- gaposis
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noun,
a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment.
- roseola
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noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- espials
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noun,
the act of spying.
- loopers
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noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- largish
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adjective,
rather large.
- gasohol
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noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- lipases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- ligases
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- aerogel
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noun,
a gel formed by the dispersion of air in a solidified matrix; a solid foam, as Styrofoam.
- sorghos
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noun,
sorgo.
- leashes
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noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- sealers
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- leprose
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adjective,
leprous.
- Legaspi
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noun,
a seaport on SE Luzon, in the Philippines.
- sherpas
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noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- sheilas
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- palsies
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- sharpie
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noun,
sharper.
- hosiers
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- heiress
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noun,
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- slopers
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- pai-loo
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- shapers
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noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- sleighs
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noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- geishas
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noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- slasher
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noun,
a person or thing that slashes.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- orioles
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Ophelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- operose
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adjective,
industrious, as a person.
- gaspers
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noun,
a cigarette.
- isohels
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noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- ologies
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noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- sparges
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noun,
a sprinkling.
- spireas
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- girosol
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noun,
girasol.
- glassie
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noun,
glassy (def 4).
- hapless
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adjective,
unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
- apogees
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noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
- replies
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noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- saloops
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noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- philos.
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- poorish
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adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- arghool
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noun,
an Arabian wind instrument of the oboe family, consisting of two pipes, one of which is a drone.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- harelip
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noun,
Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Argolis
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noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- goalers
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- presage
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noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Sephora
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noun,
Zipporah.
- relapse
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noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- regales
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- Gospels
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noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- Alghero
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noun,
a seaport in W Sardinia.
- grapho-
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- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- Raleigh
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noun,
Sir Walter. Also, Ralegh, 1552?–1618, English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
- greases
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- grilses
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- prolegs
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noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- gophers
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noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- presale
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noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- aphesis
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noun,
the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- Harpies
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- porgies
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noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- plashes
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noun,
a gentle splash.
- pleases
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Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- serapes
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- hegaris
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noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- Sergipe
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noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 8490 sq. mi. (21,990 sq. km). Capital: Aracajú.
- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- glorias
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- phrases
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noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- glories
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- seraphs
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noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- plagio-
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- splores
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noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- healers
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noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- glosser
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noun,
a person or thing that puts a gloss or shine on something.
- glosso-
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- plessor
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noun,
plexor.
- hegiras
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noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- hearses
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- silage
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noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- gripes
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noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- laighs
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noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- holies
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noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- heroes
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noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- gropes
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noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Lahore
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noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- lagers
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- hearse
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- sargos
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noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- siglos
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noun,
a silver coin of ancient Persia, the 20th part of a daric.
- Helper
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noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- lapses
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Lashio
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noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- helio-
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- Helios
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- gossip
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noun,
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others:
- leases
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Hegira
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noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sapro-
-
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- largos
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noun,
a largo movement.
- grasps
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- Grasse
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noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- larges
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- grease
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- sarges
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noun,
sergeant.
- isohel
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noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- herpes
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noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- horses
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noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- slopes
-
- haoles
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noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- hosels
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- haplo-
-
- saloop
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- horol.
-
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- hassle
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- Hoples
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noun,
a son of Ion.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Salish
-
noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- hoopla
-
noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- hiero-
-
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- hagio-
-
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- sleeps
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sloops
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- legers
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- pleio-
-
- plegia
-
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- plages
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Pisgah
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- serges
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- philo-
-
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Philae
-
noun,
an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser.
- phials
-
noun,
vial.
- 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.
- Pherae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- phasis
-
noun,
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- Phases
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phago-
-
- phages
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- regale
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- ralphs
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- selahs
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- proleg
-
noun,
one of the abdominal ambulatory processes of caterpillars and other larvae, as distinct from the true or thoracic legs.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- posole
-
noun,
a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- reshes
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- shleps
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- oligo-
-
- sheers
-
noun,
shear (def 16).
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- sheols
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- shiels
-
noun,
shieling.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Sholes
-
noun,
Christopher Latham [ley-thuh m,, -th uh m] /ˈleɪ θəm,, -ðəm/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Pelage
-
noun,
the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- pashes
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- 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.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- orlops
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- palish
-
adjective,
somewhat pale.
- paleog
-
- paleo-
-
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- shales
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- shapes
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Sharps
-
noun,
a single-shot, lever-action breechloader rifle patented in the U.S. in 1848 and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1850s.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- lashes
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Gospel
-
noun,
the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- spahis
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ephors
-
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.
- Spears
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- sorgos
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- speels
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- sorgho
-
noun,
sorgo.
- sphere
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- galops
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- gashes
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- galosh
-
noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- egress
-
noun,
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Gliere
-
noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- spools
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- apogee
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- alephs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- sporo-
-
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- sprags
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- sprigs
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- spiro-
-
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- splosh
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
splash.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- gloss.
-
- Glossa
-
noun,
Anatomy. the tongue.
- gopher
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- gooses
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- golosh
-
noun,
galosh.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- 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.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- goops
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pass.
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- phile
-
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- phore
-
- Phila
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- phage
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- spies
-
- sero-
-
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Phil.
-
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- oleo-
-
- halo-
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- 30-30
-
- olig-
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Epis.
-
- 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.
- ergo-
-
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- OPers
-
- 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.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- shags
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pale-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Ephes
-
- opsis
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oreg.
-
- 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.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orig.
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- orles
-
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:
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- plage
-
noun,
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- agro-
-
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- relig
-
- resp.
-
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- rhoea
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- aero-
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ropes
-
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.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- algo-
-
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- areo-
-
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- poss.
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- prae-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- pleo-
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plio-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- pros.
-
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pregl
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1869–1930, Austrian chemist: Nobel prize 1923.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- proas
-
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.
- Prog.
-
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- holo-
-
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- 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).
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- hier-
-
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- 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.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- Legis
-
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- geol.
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- ileo-
-
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- slags
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- slogs
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- sighs
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- hosp.
-
- slosh
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- harps
-
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.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- heli-
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- glops
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- lipo-
-
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- shogs
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Hegel
-
noun,
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich [gey-awrk vil-helm free-drikh] /ˈgeɪ ɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1831, German philosopher.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- herp.
-
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- logo-
-
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- Glass
-
noun,
a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- aph-
-
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- pro-
-
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Hos.
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- prs.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- SASE
-
- HRIP
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Arg.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pos.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Ger.
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- pre-
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- apo-
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- geo-
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Apr.
-
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ile-
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Sra.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- psia
-
- gras
-
- repl
-
- Aire
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Rep.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- hol-
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- agr.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- psig
-
- hor.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Alis
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Reg.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- her.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Alg.
-
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Ire.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- hal-
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- osis
-
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- oro-
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- 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:
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- lip-
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- leg.
-
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- ELAS
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Gal.
-
- par.
-
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- HEAO
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Pal.
-
- shr.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Eph.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ergs
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- ole-
-
- esp.
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- org.
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- opia
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- epi-
-
- OPer
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- 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.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- log-
-
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- phr.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- gro.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- 1080
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- PLSS
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- isls
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- iso-
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gres
-
- ARIS
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- asis
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Sig.
-
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- lea.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- 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.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Hag.
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- PERL
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Pers
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- perh
-
- Phar
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- ASSR
-
- Sol.
-
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SSE
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sho
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SHA
-
- SSI
-
- SLA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sr.
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SPR
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SPS
-
- SLR
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SLP
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- shp
-
- SLE
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- gre
-
- SAR
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- 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.
- 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.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- hr.
-
- ial
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GHA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gl.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GSR
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- gph
-
- GPS
-
- Gr.
-
- GSA
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- IRO
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- ier
-
- ILS
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ior
-
- Ir.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ges
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- aor
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ap-
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Agh
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- ASR
-
- Eg.
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- Ga.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- GOP
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPS
-
- eo-
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ea.
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EEG
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- Ehr
-
- EPA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- La.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- PLR
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pl.
-
- 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.
- PLA
-
- pli
-
- PLO
-
- POA
-
- PIO
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- 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.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- PaG
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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:
- PGA
-
- PHA
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PhL
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PHS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PSG
-
- PSS
-
- Pr.
-
- RSE
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSS
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ROG
-
- ROA
-
- Re.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- OLG
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ps.
-
- SSR
-
- LSI
-
- OEO
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LSS
-
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OHG
-
- OGO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAS
-
- OPA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- OSA
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- op.
-
- LPG
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- oo-
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lep
-
- OSS
-
- Les
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- lg.
-
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Pg.
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Pa.
-
- le
-
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RO
-
- rg
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- RP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L.
-
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AO
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RH
-
- O.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- HL
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- GP
-
- HG
-
- PH
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- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- i.
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- P.
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HP
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- G.
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- ol
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- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- IP
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- OG
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- EI
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- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OA
-
- RI
-
- IG
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- GH
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