Anagrams of pratincole

Word pratincole has 1 exact anagrams and 1469 other words that can be made by using the letters of pratincole.

10 letter words you can make with pratincole

point-lace
noun, lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
porcelain
noun, a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
Petrolina
noun, a city in NE Brazil.
prolactin
noun, an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
recaption
noun, the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
ice-plant
noun, a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
Platonic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
operatic
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
petiolar
adjective, of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
plectron
noun, plectrum.
portance
noun, bearing; behavior.
Coltrane
noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
colinear
adjective, collinear.
capriole
noun, a caper or leap.
Capriote
noun, a native or inhabitant of Capri.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
Cornelia
noun, flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
replicon
noun, any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
pectoral
noun, Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
particle
noun, a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
Poincare
noun, Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
antipole
noun, the opposite pole.
apocrine
adjective, of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
petrolic
adjective, of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.
platino-
coal-pit
noun, a pit where coal is dug.
acrolein
noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
procaine
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
tropical
noun, tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
clarinet
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
11-point
Caroline
noun, a female given name.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
Interpol
noun, an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
triplane
Carleton
noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
peloria
noun, regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
article
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
planter
noun, a person who plants.
Clapton
noun, Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
petrol.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
plicate
adjective, Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
pelican
noun, any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
centri-
craniol
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
centro-
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
caprine
adjective, of or relating to goats.
plancer
noun, the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
apricot
noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
cerato-
replant
verb (used with object), to plant again.
replica
noun, a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
cranio-
Calorie
noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
pointal
noun, pointel.
capelin
noun, either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
contra-
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
Carline
noun, an old woman.
Nicolet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
Capitol
noun, the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
caltrop
noun, any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
caliper
noun, Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
Lepanto
noun, Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
carotin
noun, carotene.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
clip-on
noun, a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
picrate
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
caption
noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
lection
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
pointel
noun, a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
toprail
noun, the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
Pontiac
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
Opaline
adjective, of or like opal; opalescent.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
porcine
adjective, of or relating to swine.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
entopic
adjective, being or occurring in the usual place.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
pantile
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
optical
noun, opticals, optical effects.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
trenail
noun, treenail.
actino-
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
potline
noun, a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
praline
noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
topline
adjective, so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
panicle
noun, a compound raceme.
polenta
noun, (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
antero-
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
proline
noun, an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
ectopia
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
polecat
noun, a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Compare ferret1 (def 1).
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
parotic
adjective, situated about or near the ear.
lactone
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
prolate
adjective, elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
topical
noun, Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
ptero-
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
intra-
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
intro.
planer
noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
planet
noun, Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
plani-
Pinole
noun, corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
pintle
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
inter.
iatro-
piolet
noun, an ice ax used in mountaineering.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
Lipton
noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
plaint
noun, a complaint.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
client
noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
clino-
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
placet
noun, an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
plaice
noun, a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
citole
noun, cittern.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
placer
noun, a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
lepto-
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
pontil
noun, punty.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
Pontic
noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
polite
adjective, showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
polit.
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
police
noun, Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
pliant
adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
lacto-
lectin
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
cteno-
poetic
noun, poetics.
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
recti-
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
plano-
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
Plante
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
colent
platen
noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
plater
noun, a person or thing that plates.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
Lepton
noun, an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
portal
noun, a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
contr.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
lentic
adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
copier
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
copter
noun, helicopter.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
pleio-
Leipoa
noun, mallee fowl.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Cornel
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Pelion
noun, Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
toecap
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
pectin
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
patrol
noun, a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
patri-
aplite
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
patine
noun, patina.
pencil
noun, a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
Nepali
noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
Nicole
noun, a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
nitro-
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
nocti-
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
atopic
adjective, of or relating to atopy.
penta-
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
caplin
noun, capelin.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
actin-
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
palter
verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
aceto-
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
paleon
triple
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
paleo-
pairle
noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
tropic
noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
panier
noun, pannier.
parole
noun, Penology. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. such release or its duration. an official document authorizing such a release.
A-line
noun, (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
Alpine
noun, (initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
Parcel
noun, an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
oracle
noun, (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
panto-
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
pantie
noun, panties.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
aeron.
caplet
pelota
noun, a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
Capone
noun, Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
Napoli
noun, Italian name of Naples.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
Napier
noun, neper.
carpel
noun, a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
Carpet
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
carpo-
picro-
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
Pictor
noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
narco-
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
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.
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
celto-
pineal
adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
centi-
centr-
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
cerat-
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
incept
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
picaro
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
captor
noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
necro-
Capote
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
petro-
Iran.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
pant-
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
plant
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
optic
noun, the eye.
pilot
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
Port.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
pilon
noun, something extra; lagniappe.
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.
Ital.
petr-
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
parle
noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Parl.
pari-
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
onlap
noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
Pilar
adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
licet
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.
Paoli
noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
prae-
prate
noun, act of prating.
Pinel
noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Plate
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
petri
pale-
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
incr.
incor
incl.
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
pret.
Panic
noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
intr.
Nepal
noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
panel
noun, a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
orial
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
loper
noun, a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
parol
noun, something stated or declared.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Poler
noun, a person or thing that poles.
plane
noun, a flat or level surface.
pleat
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
penal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
leapt
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
plain
noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
peta-
lento
adverb, slowly.
plica
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
Lipan
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
lipo-
pecan
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
pleon
noun, the abdomen of a crustacean.
pert.
ploce
noun, the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
pico-
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
pleo-
natl.
peril
noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
peri-
noct-
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
plait
noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
picot
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
plan-
Peron
noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
lect.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
nopal
noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
plio-
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
plat.
OIcel
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
litre
noun, liter.
polar
adjective, of or relating to the North or South Pole.
octa-
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
petal
noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
part.
lact-
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
place
noun, a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
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.
poet.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
Plato
noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
patr-
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
lapin
noun, a rabbit.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
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.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
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.
telo-
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
tenia
noun, taenia.
Capt.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
teno-
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Cant.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
tera-
Calpe
noun, ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
Tepic
noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
carp-
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
cine-
taler
noun, thaler.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
clapt
verb, simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
claro
noun, such a cigar.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
Cleon
noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
clept
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
cent.
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
cero-
cert.
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.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
aeri-
aero-
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
Alcor
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.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
alien
noun, Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen). See also resident alien, illegal alien.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
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.
30-30
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
trop-
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
acet-
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
acpt.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
acro-
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Alope
noun, a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
ation
areo-
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
April
noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Apoc.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arnel
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
alti-
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
alto-
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
topic
noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
anole
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
tonia
ante-
anti-
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
clipt
noun, the act of clipping.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
corpn
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
rept.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
ento-
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
Corpl
rcpt.
corp.
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
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).
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
copr-
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
Recit
ecol.
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
recpt
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
rect.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
econ.
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
ecto-
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
recip
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
reni-
encl.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
crit.
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
Prole
noun, a member of the proletariat.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
colat
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
pron.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
Icel.
cont.
Prot.
Conte
noun, count2 .
ileo-
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
copal
noun, a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
proc.
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
coel-
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
clone
noun, Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
top-
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
prin
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
Pali
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tron
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
peal
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
pro-
Pail
noun, bucket.
pean
noun, paean.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
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.
pct.
tRNA
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.
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
pole
noun, a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
Pal.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
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.
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
pre-
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:
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Pola
noun, Pula.
pot.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
tri-
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
Tore
noun, a torus.
prao
noun, proa.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
par.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
prec
pat.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
real
noun, real number.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Pan.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
topi
noun, topee.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Rani
noun, ranee.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
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.
Pol.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
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.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
rit.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
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.
PINE
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
pina
noun, pineapple.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
pile
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
talc
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
pil-
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
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.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
RONA
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
rpt.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Tace
noun, tasset.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
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.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
tael
noun, liang.
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
tel-
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
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.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
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.
PERL
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.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
tion
rel.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Pen.
pelt
noun, the act of pelting.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
poil
noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
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.
plea
noun, an appeal or entreaty:
Pict
noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
ten.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pian
noun, yaws.
pial
adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
repl
plie
noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
ter.
Pet.
Rep.
plot
noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
pnea
per.
1080
Cape
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
lipa
noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lip-
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
lino
noun, linoleum.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lina
noun, a female given name.
lin.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
lien
noun, Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
capo
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
Carn
noun, cairn.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
Lena
noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
cap.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
atop
preposition, on the top of:
ator
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
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.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lope
noun, the act or the gait of loping.
Con.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
Can.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Col.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lit.
Cal.
cat.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
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.
clop
noun, a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
itol
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
cit.
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.
ile-
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clap
noun, an act or instance of clapping.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
clar
Ire.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
clep
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
inae
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Inc.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
clip
noun, the act of clipping.
clit
noun, clitoris.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
intl
cir.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
LEAP
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
lea.
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Lat.
cen.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
CERN
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
cet-
Lani
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Ceto
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
ical
ICAO
Ice.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
atic
crat
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
enc.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Aire
Olpe
noun, a form of the oinochoe.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
ole-
airt
noun, a direction.
enl.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
Ont.
Oct.
Alco
OAPC
Alec
noun, a herring.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Aten
noun, Aton.
alt.
epi-
ance
epic
noun, an epic poem.
epit
NTIA
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
ano-
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
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.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
ctr.
eco-
ect-
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
acr-
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
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:
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.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aer-
opia
OPer
open
noun, an open or clear space.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
aet.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
ant.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
neo-
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
neap
noun, neap tide.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Nile
noun, a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
NCTE
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
etc.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Cor.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
art.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
Cort
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
apt.
plural, apartment.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
not-
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nor.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
int.
NIRA
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Apr.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
apo-
CNO
ROI
ctn
plural, carton.
cte
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.
COP
noun, a police officer.
CPA
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
CTA
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
CPO
RNA
CRT
ROA
ROP
CLR
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
CRP
CPI
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
CPR
CPL
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
PTO
Clo
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
TPN
TPI
ALC
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ANC
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
aor
tr.
APC
APE
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
Apl
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
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.
Tpr
tra
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ap-
ac-
al.
ALP
noun, a high mountain.
an.
Ar.
Tro
ACP
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ae.
AEC
AIC
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
tlr
RPO
CIE
CEO
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
CIA
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
CIP
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.
TAL
cle
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE
preposition, to.
rte
rt.
CLI
TCA
TEC
noun, detective.
tlo
Co.
TLC
at.
ATC
ATP
ca.
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
cp.
CEA
cr.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TIA
ct.
cl.
CAI
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
CAR
noun, an automobile.
eo-
trp
ea.
NCO
PIO
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
LON
LOP
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
LPN
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
LTA
ltr
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
LOC
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:
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ne-
PIC
noun, a movie.
NEA
PIA
noun, a female given name.
NEC
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
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.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
NIA
ean
POC
POA
PLR
LCA
PLO
LCI
LCT
pli
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
PLC
pl.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
lep
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
let
noun, British. a lease.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Lir
noun, Ler.
PLA
PL1
noun, Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
OPA
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
OIt
ot-
OTA
ote
Pa.
pc.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
Pr.
prn
pt.
Ola
OIr
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NRC
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NOC
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NOP
NPR
Npt
nr.
NRA
Oc.
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.
op.
OTC
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
PCI
OAP
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OCR
oic
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
ial
ETR
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Re.
RCP
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
Ia.
PTA
plural, peseta.
LAP
noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ier
il-
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILO
ILP
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
ine
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ETO
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Ep.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ec-
ECA
eir
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
en-
REC
noun, recreation.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
REA
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RCT
EPA
RCN
RCA
EPT
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
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.
ERP
ERT
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
IOC
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IRL
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
ite
IRO
POR
IRC
Ir.
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
La.
Lt.
PRA
ipr
ITA
LAC
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
IPO
ITC
PRC
IOT
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
ior
IPA
LC
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.
ol
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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.
EI
L.
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
AO
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LP
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
L1
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
L2
TE
noun, ti1 .
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
TC
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.
le
NP
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.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NI
NC
TN
NA
adverb, no1 .
N.
RP
LR
CE
IP
t.
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
NL
RO
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RC
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
RI
O.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
OE
noun, oy2 .
RN
ic
i.
OA
ln
TL
TP
R.
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