Anagrams of polarities
Word polarities has
1194 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of polarities.
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- saprolite
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noun,
soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- pelorias
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- spoliate
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verb (used with or without object),
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- pisolite
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noun,
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- tripolis
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- 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.
- polities
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noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Ploesti
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noun,
a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- spoiler
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noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- aristo-
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- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- astrol.
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- 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.
- talipes
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noun,
a clubfoot.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- petrol.
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- piolets
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- pistole
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- 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.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- 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.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- stearo-
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- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- aplites
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Tripoli
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- triples
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- 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.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- septi-
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- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Persia
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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.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- Perlis
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- espial
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noun,
the act of spying.
- stipel
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noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- sapro-
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- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- petro-
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- iatro-
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- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- 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.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- paleo-
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- spiro-
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- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pastel
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noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- spital
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noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- lepto-
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- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- Leipoa
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noun,
mallee fowl.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- Israel
-
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.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- pelota
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noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- 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.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- staple
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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.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- patri-
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- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- spoilt
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noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- aplite
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noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- polit.
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- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- polies
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noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- polers
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- aorist
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- aslope
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adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- pleio-
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- pleats
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noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- astro-
-
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- plater
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- triple
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noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- tripes
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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.
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- ptero-
-
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- 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.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- 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.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- tarso-
-
- tapirs
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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.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- pilose
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adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- piolet
-
noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- plast
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- resp.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- oste-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- prae-
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Pres.
-
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- 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.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pros.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- 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.
- Prot.
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- OPers
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- pale-
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- 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.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- post-
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- plio-
-
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- patr-
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- pert.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- poet.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- 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).
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- peri-
-
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- 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.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- pleo-
-
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- 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.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Port.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- petr-
-
- pari-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Parl.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- petri
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- 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.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- rept.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- part.
-
- Sept.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tears
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- 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.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- 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.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- 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.
- 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.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- 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).
- ilio-
-
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- IATSE
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 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.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- treas
-
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- 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.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- 30-30
-
- alto-
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- areo-
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- ileo-
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- sero-
-
- 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.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- lipo-
-
- 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.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- 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.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- 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.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- spor-
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- 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:
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- 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.
- 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.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Ital.
-
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Sat.
-
- psia
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tri-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- str.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sra.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- ter.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- PSAT
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 1080
-
- epi-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- epit
-
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ole-
-
- eso-
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- 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.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- 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.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ARIS
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ile-
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lea.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- esp.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- est.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- lip-
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- prs.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pos.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pot.
-
- aet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aer-
-
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pil-
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Alis
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- AISI
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Pol.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- per.
-
- alt.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Pal.
-
- Apr.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- par.
-
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pre-
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apo-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pat.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- pro-
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- TSE
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- ial
-
- ipr
-
- IRO
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IPS
-
- ILP
-
- STI
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Tro
-
- al.
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- ior
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- STL
-
- IAS
-
- STP
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- il-
-
- ap-
-
- ier
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- trp
-
- IPO
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IPA
-
- ESL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- aor
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Apl
-
- eir
-
- ast
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- APS
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EIS
-
- 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.
- ERT
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TAL
-
- ESR
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ESA
-
- Tpr
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TPI
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TIA
-
- PSA
-
- Sta
-
- OTA
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- rte
-
- OTS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- ROP
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- PTO
-
- St.
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- SAR
-
- OPA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- So.
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- pt.
-
- ROI
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- POR
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PRA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PLR
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- POA
-
- PLO
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- REA
-
- PIO
-
- 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).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- pli
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SLP
-
- se-
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ITA
-
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- ite
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SLR
-
- 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.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Lt.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SPR
-
- Sr.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ise
-
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- OAP
-
- Isl
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- OSA
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- op.
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LTA
-
- ist
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- ISR
-
- spt
-
- ltr
-
- 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).
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- IP
-
- RI
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- R.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- LR
-
- ol
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TP
-
- RP
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- i.
-
- RO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.