Anagrams of Pleistocene
Word Pleistocene has
975 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Pleistocene.
- pestilence
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noun,
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
- pectinose
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noun,
arabinose.
- one-piece
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noun,
Also called one-piecer. a one-piece garment.
- nosepiece
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noun,
the part of a frame for eyeglasses that passes over the bridge of the nose.
- toepieces
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noun,
toecap.
- telescope
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noun,
an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed.
Compare radio telescope.
- stenopeic
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noun,
a device, as of wood, metal, or cardboard, with a narrow horizontal slit, worn over the eyes for protection against bright sunlight.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- splenetic
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noun,
a splenetic person.
- potencies
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- enlistee
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noun,
a person who enlists for military service.
Compare draftee.
- potlines
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- epicenes
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- 11-point
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- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- potences
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noun,
potency.
- poncelet
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noun,
Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- Eteocles
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noun,
a son of Oedipus and the brother of Polynices, by whom he was slain.
Compare Seven against Thebes (def 1).
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- Pliocene
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noun,
the Pliocene Epoch or Series.
- toepiece
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noun,
toecap.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- selenite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- plenties
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noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- petioles
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- licensee
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noun,
a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- pensile
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adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- pelites
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- pencels
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noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- pencils
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- piolets
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- picotee
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- pectose
-
noun,
protopectin.
- eclipse
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- steeple
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noun,
an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- leptons
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- steepen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- steelie
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noun,
a playing marble made of steel.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- spleno-
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- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- Epistle
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noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- epicene
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- epeeist
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noun,
a person who fences with an épée.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Celeste
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- 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.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- seleno-
-
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- tepees
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noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- escent
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- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- pencel
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noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- topees
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noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Eocene
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noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- pecten
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- teleo-
-
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- centi-
-
- steno-
-
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- spline
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noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Steele
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- celto-
-
- selen-
-
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- leones
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- lepto-
-
- Lepton
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noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- splice
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noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- septi-
-
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- splen-
-
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- clino-
-
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- colent
-
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- polit.
-
- pleio-
-
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- cteno-
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- elect.
-
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- polite
-
adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- poet.
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Scot.
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Sino-
-
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Sept.
-
- plio-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lipo-
-
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- sect.
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- licet
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noct-
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- oste-
-
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pene-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- post-
-
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- spec.
-
- sito-
-
- 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.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- seti-
-
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- OIcel
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- ento-
-
- Icel.
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- ileo-
-
- coel-
-
- icons
-
- coele
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- telo-
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- teno-
-
- tele-
-
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Const
-
- insol
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- insep
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- incl.
-
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cons.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- econ.
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ecto-
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- encl.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- ecol.
-
- Epis.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- ESPEC
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Episc
-
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Epist
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- step-
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- lect.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- 30-30
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Pet.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- cene
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- cen.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- ect-
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sec.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- EEOC
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cels
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- tion
-
- sepn
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- eco-
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- cts.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- pot.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cit.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Ceto
-
- pos.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Pol.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- top-
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Con.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- clep
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- pts.
-
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- psec
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- iso-
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- intl
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- not-
-
- tel-
-
- nos-
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Inc.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ins.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- int.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- NCTE
-
- IEEE
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lip-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lit.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- itol
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Ste.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ile-
-
- 1080
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- enl.
-
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ence
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Ens.
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- pct.
-
- SLIC
-
- epi-
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ten.
-
- ole-
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- esp.
-
- Pen.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- Ice.
-
- OEEC
-
- Oct.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- soln
-
- etc.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- est.
-
- Sol.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- TPN
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- 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.
- TLC
-
- TPI
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- STP
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STL
-
- STI
-
- SLP
-
- SLE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- spt
-
- St.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlo
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OCS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ILS
-
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ILP
-
- ise
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- ETO
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Isl
-
- EPT
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ist
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- Lt.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- Esc
-
- EPS
-
- LPN
-
- CIE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIP
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CPI
-
- CEO
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPL
-
- Ep.
-
- EEO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- CPO
-
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CPS
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- lep
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- pc.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OTS
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- LSC
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- 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:
- PIO
-
- OIt
-
- PSE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- se-
-
- SCP
-
- sc.
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- PLC
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- oic
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NES
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- Npt
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- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
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- ne-
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- NCO
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- LST
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- LSI
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- NOP
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- TSP
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- Oc.
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- NSC
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OTC
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- op.
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- t.
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- NI
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- IP
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- i.
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- ic
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- NP
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- SL
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- S.
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- le
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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.
- ln
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NC
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- TP
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- N.
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- ol
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- CE
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- O.
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- TL
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- 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.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- T1
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L.
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- TC
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- LC
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- EI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
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- L2
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- TN
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