Anagrams of principalities
Word principalities has
2046 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of principalities.
- patrilinies
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noun,
the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- participles
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noun,
an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend.
- principals
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noun,
a chief or head.
- Plasticine
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- participle
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noun,
an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend.
- principate
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noun,
supreme power or office.
- principles
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noun,
an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct:
- precipitin
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noun,
an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.
- reptilians
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noun,
a reptile.
- liripipes
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noun,
a hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- pianistic
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adjective,
relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- Principes
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noun,
an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- Cisalpine
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adjective,
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
- Principle
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noun,
an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct:
- precisian
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- pieplants
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noun,
the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- Principia
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noun,
a principle.
- ice-plant
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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.
- principal
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noun,
a chief or head.
- realistic
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adjective,
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:
- triclinia
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noun,
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- tailpipes
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noun,
an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine.
- pinstripe
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noun,
a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- epipastic
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adjective,
suitable for use as a dusting powder.
- clarities
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- priapitis
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noun,
inflammation of the penis.
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- planters
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noun,
a person who plants.
- liripipe
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noun,
a hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- Principe
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noun,
an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- platinic
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adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- retinals
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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.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- ripplets
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noun,
a small ripple.
- splinter
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- calipers
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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.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- cripples
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noun,
Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal.
Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way:
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- spectral
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adjective,
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- pilaster
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noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- periapts
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noun,
an amulet.
- pieplant
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noun,
the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- plaister
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noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- tailpipe
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noun,
an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- penicils
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- incipits
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- epicarps
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- tipplers
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noun,
a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Reptilia
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noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- scrapple
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noun,
cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced for frying.
- inspirit
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verb (used with object),
to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- pantiles
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- panelist
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noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- clappers
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noun,
a person who applauds.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- particle
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noun,
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit:
- triplane
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- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- spancel
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- cappers
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noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- crappie
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noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- caliper
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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.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Script.
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- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- citrals
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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.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- lappets
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noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- Psalter
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noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- lappers
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noun,
a person or thing that laps liquid.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- snippet
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noun,
a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:
- iatrics
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- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- Clapper
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noun,
a person who applauds.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- caplets
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- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- platies
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noun,
platyfish.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- silici-
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- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- incipit
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- plicate
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adjective,
Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- clipper
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noun,
a person or thing that clips or cuts.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- placers
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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.
- snapper
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noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- centri-
-
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- carpels
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- slipper
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noun,
any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc.
Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- plancer
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noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- clasper
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- pintles
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- nappers
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- retinal
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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.
- alpines
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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.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- tiepins
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- parsnip
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noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- peptics
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- ripples
-
noun,
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- penicil
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- pencils
-
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.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- pectins
-
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.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- epicarp
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- ripplet
-
noun,
a small ripple.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- palters
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- nipples
-
noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- tippler
-
noun,
a person who tipples intoxicating liquor.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- tipples
-
noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- transp.
-
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- replant
-
verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- nippers
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- transl.
-
- lippers
-
noun,
a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- lippens
-
verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- Crispin
-
noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- rappels
-
noun,
(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- rappini
-
noun,
rapini.
- stapler
-
noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- 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.
- applies
-
verb (used with object),
to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent:
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- lectins
-
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.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- cripple
-
noun,
Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal.
Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way:
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- pinesap
-
noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- Priapic
-
adjective,
(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to Priapus; phallic.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- stipple
-
noun,
the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- persalt
-
noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- Rappist
-
noun,
Harmonist.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- arpents
-
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.
- apprise
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Iletin
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- ericas
-
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.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Pripet
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- rappel
-
noun,
(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- patri-
-
- pecans
-
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.
- 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.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- liters
-
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.
- 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.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- penta-
-
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- lipper
-
noun,
a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- lippen
-
verb (used with object),
to trust (a person).
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- paints
-
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.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- panels
-
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.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- nipple
-
noun,
a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; teat.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Papist
-
noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 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.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- 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-
-
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- plants
-
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.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Plains
-
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.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- intra-
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- 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.
- pipets
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- latins
-
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.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- pipals
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- pipits
-
noun,
any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- lappet
-
noun,
a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- lapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that laps liquid.
- pisci-
-
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- 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.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- caplet
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- splen-
-
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- cerias
-
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.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- cerat-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- sippet
-
noun,
a small bit; fragment.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- tipple
-
noun,
intoxicating liquor.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- 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.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- appels
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- 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.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- septi-
-
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Cripps
-
noun,
Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- ripple
-
noun,
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- scler-
-
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- 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.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- cleans
-
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- 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.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peri-
-
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tears
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- 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.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- patr-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- TCPIP
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tera-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talcs
-
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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- rcpt.
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- treas
-
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
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.
- rept.
-
- pant-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- resp.
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- 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.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- pale-
-
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- 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.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- palps
-
noun,
a palpus.
- rents
-
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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- part.
-
- terns
-
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.
- 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.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- recip
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pari-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Parl.
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Recit
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- pert.
-
- Sept.
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- 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.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- 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.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- SLAPP
-
noun,
Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
- plast
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- span-
-
- scat-
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- plat.
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- seti-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Pres.
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Seric
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- prep.
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pret.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sect.
-
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- 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).
- prae-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Srta.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- 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.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Rains
-
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).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- ster.
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- peta-
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- step-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sanit
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- pipit
-
noun,
any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- spec.
-
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- 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.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- sarc-
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- pipal
-
noun,
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- palpi
-
noun,
plural of palpus.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- 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.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- crit.
-
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lact-
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- 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.
- lapps
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Ital.
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- licet
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- clase
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- lect.
-
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- Epist
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ante-
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Episc
-
- Capt.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Epis.
-
- incas
-
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.
- incl.
-
- incr.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- anti-
-
- ician
-
- init.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- IATSE
-
- Apple
-
noun,
the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the rose family.
- Icel.
-
- Appel
-
noun,
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- arces
-
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.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Arnel
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- istic
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- insep
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- intr.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- encl.
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- aeri-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- nails
-
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.
- nitr-
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- acet-
-
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- cine-
-
- natl.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- acpt.
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- acnes
-
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.
- Cant.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- capes
-
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.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caps.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Lippi
-
noun,
Filippino [fil-uh-pee-noh;; Italian fee-leep-pee-naw] /ˌfɪl əˈpi noʊ;; Italian ˌfi lipˈpi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1457–1504, and his father, Fra Filippo [frah fi-lip-oh;; Italian frah fee-leep-paw] /frɑ fɪˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ fiˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) or Fra Lippo [frah lip-oh;; Italian frah leep-paw] /frɑ ˈlɪp oʊ;; Italian frɑ ˈlip pɔ/ (Show IPA) 1406?–69, Italian painters.
- Lippe
-
noun,
a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 30-30
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rep.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- cap.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- enl.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- repl
-
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Ens.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- epi-
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- str.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- 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.
- epit
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- SLIC
-
- cat.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- ARIS
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- esp.
-
- etc.
-
- SPCA
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- est.
-
- rel.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- asc-
-
- ELAS
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- sepn
-
- 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.
- cit.
-
- Cres
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- atic
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cir.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- spp.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- crat
-
- Sat.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- sci.
-
- clar
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- scr.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- scil
-
- clep
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Cal.
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- cen.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- art.
-
- ect-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Cels
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- rit.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- ctr.
-
- Sra.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- cet-
-
- rpt.
-
- RNAS
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- cts.
-
- CERN
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ste.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Aire
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Pers
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- per.
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- PERL
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- lit.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- AISI
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- acr-
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tRNA
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- NTIA
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- palp
-
noun,
a palpus.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pen.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- pct.
-
- aet.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCTE
-
- pat.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Inc.
-
- prin
-
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- intl
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- ANSI
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ance
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- tel-
-
- Ire.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- ten.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- pnea
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- inae
-
- ant.
-
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- app.
-
- appt
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ical
-
- appl
-
- Ice.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- psec
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- pts.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- lacs
-
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).
- Alis
-
- 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.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lapp
-
noun,
Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- pipi
-
noun,
an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ter.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- 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.
- itis
-
- alt.
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Tpr
-
- Apl
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ANC
-
- SPR
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASN
-
- Ar.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TLC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- 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.
- ACP
-
- TAL
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- spt
-
- ASR
-
- trp
-
- APS
-
- ast
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- an.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- CAI
-
- St.
-
- al.
-
- Sta
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TCS
-
- tr.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ECA
-
- ct.
-
- ae.
-
- TCA
-
- STI
-
- AEC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TIA
-
- ca.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- cs.
-
- AIC
-
- cp.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- cr.
-
- tra
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATP
-
- ALC
-
- TPI
-
- tlr
-
- STP
-
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- STL
-
- APC
-
- ACS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- cl.
-
- ase
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TPN
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Sr.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ist
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PLR
-
- IRC
-
- pli
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PLC
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ITA
-
- PPE
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- pl.
-
- Pr.
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PPC
-
- PPI
-
- 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.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PTP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILP
-
- ppl
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- PRC
-
- IPA
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- PRA
-
- PPT
-
- PPS
-
- ppr
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NPR
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pp.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lep
-
- 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:
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- PCI
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- Re.
-
- prp
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CPS
-
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- SAE
-
- CPR
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- RPS
-
- RNA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- sc.
-
- CPL
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CIE
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SLE
-
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CEA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CIA
-
- CIP
-
- CPI
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- cle
-
- SCP
-
- CLI
-
- CLR
-
- CNS
-
- CPA
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- Esc
-
- RCA
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- 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.
- ETR
-
- EPT
-
- ETS
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RCN
-
- EPS
-
- EIS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- prn
-
- 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.
- EPA
-
- eir
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ep.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- NL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L.
-
- LC
-
- R.
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- A.
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L2
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- RI
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- SN
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- ic
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- TL
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- RP
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- LR
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- TN
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- TP
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- SA
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- S.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
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- le
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- CE
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- SL
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- t.
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- NC
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- NI
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- NP
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TC
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- IP
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- ln
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RN
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