Anagrams of pilastrade
Word pilastrade has
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- strap-laid
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adjective,
noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- psalteria
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noun,
the omasum.
- parietals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- lapidates
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verb (used with object),
to pelt with stones.
- disparate
-
adjective,
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar:
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- praedial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- adapters
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noun,
a person or thing that adapts.
- palestra
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noun,
a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
- radiates
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- airdates
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- palisade
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noun,
a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- talipeds
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- Stapelia
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- dataries
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noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- salaried
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adjective,
receiving a salary:
- lapidate
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verb (used with object),
to pelt with stones.
- tripedal
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adjective,
having three feet.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- Paradise
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noun,
heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- dipteral
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adjective,
dipterous.
- stadial
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noun,
stade.
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- pleiads
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- plastid
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noun,
a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- striped
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- alipeds
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noun,
an aliped animal.
- elapids
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Aleardi
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noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- petards
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- taliped
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noun,
a taliped person or animal.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- Sedalia
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noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- dartles
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- dispart
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- radials
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- earlaps
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noun,
earflap.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- laterad
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adverb,
toward the side.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- adapter
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noun,
a person or thing that adapts.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- parades
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noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- pedlars
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noun,
peddler.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- adipate
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noun,
a salt or ester of adipic acid.
- palsied
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noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- listed
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- palais
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noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- 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.
- rapids
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noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- dalasi
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- lapsed
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noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- salted
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- dartle
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- lairds
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noun,
a landed proprietor.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- delist
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verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- lidars
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noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- lipase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- palate
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noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- plated
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Platas
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noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- earlap
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noun,
earflap.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- plasia
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- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- Patras
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noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
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- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- pedals
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- 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.
- plates
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noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- parade
-
noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- distr.
-
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Prasad
-
noun,
Rajendra [rah-jen-druh] /rɑˈdʒɛn drə/ (Show IPA), 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- alders
-
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- adapts
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- septi-
-
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- 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):
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tera-
-
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Parl.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- PEDir
-
- pedi-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- patr-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pated
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- treas
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Sept.
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- 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.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- para-
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- pale-
-
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- rept.
-
- Srta.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- pred.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- 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.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- resp.
-
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- seti-
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- petri
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- peta-
-
- pert.
-
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- prae-
-
- 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).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- ster.
-
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- retd.
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plat.
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- plast
-
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Ital.
-
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- dept.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alas.
-
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- dial.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- darts
-
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Alta.
-
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- IATSE
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- edit.
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Epist
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- dist.
-
- adapt
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- 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:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Epis.
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- astr.
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dipl.
-
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- rpt.
-
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- std.
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dia-
-
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- dir.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- rad.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Del.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sat.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repl
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Rep.
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- depr
-
- der.
-
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Aire
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Alis
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- TDRS
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- alt.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- AARP
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- ter.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- str.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- pts.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ates
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- APSA
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Sra.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- art.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- PTSD
-
- dep.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Pers
-
- epi-
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- ELAS
-
- epit
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- EDTA
-
- pil-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- PERL
-
- per.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- patd
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- pat.
-
- IAEA
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- par.
-
- IATA
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ile-
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Ire.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Esd.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- peds
-
- Ltd.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ped.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pal.
-
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- prs.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- PSAT
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- dlr.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- dpt.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- Lat.
-
- dis-
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- psia
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- psid
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- TSE
-
- Apl
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- trp
-
- Ar.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- AAE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- AAP
-
- 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.
- Aar
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- il-
-
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- ap-
-
- STI
-
- ad-
-
- SPR
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- ipr
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- al.
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ILS
-
- IRL
-
- ard
-
- APS
-
- ILP
-
- AIA
-
- LST
-
- pt.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LDP
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- ier
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AEA
-
- La.
-
- 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.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LDS
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Ld.
-
- LSD
-
- TID
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- TIA
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Les
-
- Lt.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Ps.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- STL
-
- STP
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- ltr
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LTA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LSI
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ISR
-
- tra
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TAL
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- tlr
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ite
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SLE
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDP
-
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pl.
-
- EDT
-
- 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
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ed.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- eir
-
- EAA
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SAE
-
- de-
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PID
-
- DEA
-
- SAA
-
- Sp.
-
- EIS
-
- ARS
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RLD
-
- ead
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- PSA
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- DPS
-
- DPI
-
- DPA
-
- DLS
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Dr.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- DIL
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ea.
-
- DSP
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- DET
-
- di.
-
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- DRE
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- pli
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- PLR
-
- PRA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- sd.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ast
-
- ETR
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ESR
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- PDL
-
- PDT
-
- at.
-
- ASR
-
- ESL
-
- ATA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- ETS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IDP
-
- ide
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ase
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SLR
-
- IAS
-
- SLA
-
- ial
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ASI
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- id.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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).
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- SDR
-
- SAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- EPA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SDA
-
- DAR
-
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- SDI
-
- se-
-
- Ep.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ERP
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SED
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- S.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SA
-
- SL
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IP
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- i.
-
- t.
-
- D.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- le
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TD
-
- LR
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- DP
-
- RP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- dl
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.